Top Ten Words That Sound as though they are Yiddish, but Aren’t:
Number 10 – Farfetched
Number 9 – Invocation
Number 8 – Flummoxed
Number 7 – Gobsmacked
Number 6 – Innersprung
Number 5 – Gerund
Number 4 – Forefinger
Number 3 – Henpecked
Number 2 – Scooped
AND the Number 1 Word That Sounds as though it is Yiddish, but Isn’t is… – Gazumped
What would you add??
2 responses to “Top Ten Words that sound as though they are Yiddish but Aren’t”
svelte
Defenestrate – to kill someone by throwing them out of a window. Much better than half of your words! 🙂