BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?message-squaremessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square88fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekersploosh@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 month agoSchmutz. It’s Yiddish (?) and is a general term for unspecified dirt or filth. The fun part: once you have identified the filth, it is no longer schmutz. My spouse and I picked it up from the Says You radio show years ago, and have used it ever since.
minus-squaresiph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoIt’s literally the translation of dirt or filth in German.
minus-squareBougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI don’t know Yiddish, but it’s got some good words. I feel like Hutzpah is one that I hear from time to time
Schmutz.
It’s Yiddish (?) and is a general term for unspecified dirt or filth. The fun part: once you have identified the filth, it is no longer schmutz.
My spouse and I picked it up from the Says You radio show years ago, and have used it ever since.
It’s literally the translation of dirt or filth in German.
I don’t know Yiddish, but it’s got some good words. I feel like Hutzpah is one that I hear from time to time