Yiddish Vinkl: The Queen of Words

Harold Ticktin's latest column concerns the wonderful word nebbish, which means a person who is a loser, and he links to this perfect anecdote: “Yiddish speakers have many words for losers: schlemiel, schnook, schmo, schmegeggie, schlub, pischer, nebbish and putz were just a few of mother’s many ways to dismiss or disapprove of someone, but Nebbish was the queen of words.” (bit.ly/33QKwEh)