Meaning: All dressed up to the nines—sometimes a little too fancy for the occasion.
How My Bubbe Would Use It:
“Look at Jordan, going to the grocery store farpitzed like he’s accepting an Oscar… for Best Bag of Chips! Oy, such a matzav!”
Since joining the Jewish Light I’ve reflected on my own Jewish experience growing up and part of that was the Yiddish my grandparents would use, particularly my maternal grandparents whom I affectionately named Mama (bubbe) and Baba.
Both would use Yiddish on occasion. Not really knowing what they were saying, I just laughed at how funny they sounded. But some of the words and phrases stuck in my head. With a bit of research, I think I’ve found what they were saying.
Which translates into:
My bubbe was not a fan of bad weather, especially thunder storms with lightning.
Which translates into:
