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rachmones (rahch-MUN-ness) - Compassion, fellow feeling, empathy, pity. "The Rachmones" would also make a very nice name for a sensitive Yiddish punk rock group.

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This was an interesting book about symbols we use in writing, their history from handwritten manuscripts to modern printing, and further changes with online text. I especially enjoyed the chapters on the pilcrow, octothorpe, and manicule, all of which I also think qualify as weird words. I was not as interested in the discussion of irony and sarcasm and attempts to identify them in print.

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This word made me laugh! 😂😂😂 Can you imagine the looks if you called someone out as a snollygoster.

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Today's weird word is compliments of @dabbe
Remember this one Denise?

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To be fair, I think we also need to add polyHERSter and polyTHEIRSter to the dictionary. 😀

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To wish somebody a happy Passover in Yiddish, you would say Gut Yontiff — Pronounced “Guht YON-tiff,” this traditional Ashkenazi expression is a Yiddishized version of the greeting “Good Yom Tov” It can be used on Passover or any of the major holidays.

✡️ https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/passover-pesach-101/
✡️ https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/how-to-greet-people-on-passover/
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Oh, I took a deep-ish dive with this one and learned so much already! These are only the most common examples - enjoy! If anyone else wants to be tagged, let me know 🤓♥️ #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

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I didn't know there was a word for this, but of course there is! 🤩

"Bei Mir Bistu Shein" (Yiddish: בײַ מיר ביסטו שעהן, or Yiddish: בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין)

“To Me You're Beautiful"

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