Author(s): Lita Epstein

Judaica

Don't get mad - get even, in Yiddish. A hilarious and truly educational look at the sharp end of the Yiddish tongue that works both as a genuine language book and a sidesplitting primer of brilliantly inventive invective. Schmucks, putzes and schmendricks beware...An all-purpose, easy-use Yiddish dictionary of insults, outbursts and all-purpose rants for any schmo who's had it up to here with the dunces of the world irritating the hell out of them on a daily basis. Functioning both as a genuine historical overview of the Yiddish language and a full-on repertoire of curses - from mildly irritated expletives to howling barrages of unappeasable wrath - "If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It In Yiddish" offers advice on everything you always wanted to say but were afraid you'd be understood. It includes chapters on: From Secret Survival to Worldwide Language; Yiddish Revival Worldwide Today; 'How Do I Say That?'; How to Hold a Grudge, Yiddish Style; Yiddish Curses; Perfect Phrase for the Perfect Putz; Yiddish Body Blows; Ultimate Yiddish Curse; and Yiddish Dictionary.