[Cz-L] Czernowitz Yiddish expressions from Miriam Taylor on 2007-01-18 (The Czernowitz-L Archive)

From: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:08:47 -0500
To: Czernowitz Genealogy and History <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Reply-to: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>

Dear Czernowitzers,

There are a number of common Yiddish expressions,
I remember from Czernowitz.

To describe a totally out of the way place, we said it was Yedinitz.
The closest approximation to this name, is Yedintsy in the Republic
of Moldavia. Does anyone know where the expression "Yedinetz" originated?

Another Yiddish expression was: "Hotsem Klotzem", this was used to comment
on a person saying something inappropriate or untrue. Does anyone know the
origins of this expression?

Mimi

Received on 2007-01-18 12:07:24