Humour

I'm not particularly big on ethnic humour, but I thought this was pretty funny. I came across it while I was trying to find out what gender a first name of. 'Sheetal' suggested.


JEWISH VOCABULARY LESSON

BUBBEGUM n. Candy one’s mother gives to her grandchildren that she never gave to her own children.

CHUTZPAPA n. A father who wakes his wife at 4:00 AM so she can change the baby’s diaper.

DEJA NU n. Having the feeling you’ve seen the same exasperated look on your mother’s face but not knowing exactly when.

DISORIYENTA n. When Aunt Sadie gets lost in a department store and strikes up a conversation with everyone she passes.

DIS-KVELLIFIED v. To drop out of law school, medical school or business, as seen through the eyes of parents, grandparents, and Uncle Sidney. In extreme cases, simply choosing to major in art history when Irv’s son, David, is majoring in biology is sufficient grounds for diskvellification.

FEELAWFUL n. Indigestion from eating Israeli street food.

IMPASTA n. A Jew who starts eating leavened foods before the end of Passover.

JEWBILATION n. Pride in finding out that one’s favourite celebrity is Jewish.

JEWDO n. A traditional form of self-defence based on talking one’s way out of a tight spot.

MEINSTEIN slang. “My son, the genius.”

MINYASTICS n. Going to incredible lengths and troubles to find a tenth person to complete a minyan.