Yiddish Word Schmooze: Meaning and Origins
Chapter 1

Words for hidden emotions

Chapter 2

Nature and the physical world

Chapter 3

Social habits and human connections

Chapter 4

Peculiar habits and physical quirks

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Ch 3 · Social habits and human connections
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schopenhauer The Georgian overeating of shemomedjamo

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schopenhauer The Spanish Sobremesa

When the plates are all cleared but we choose to just stay, That's a warm sobremesa washing worries away.

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schopenhauer The Danish comfort of hygge

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The Georgian overeating of shemomedjamo

schopenhauer Shemomedjamo is a Georgian word that means accidentally eating an entire delicious meal because you could not stop.

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The Danish comfort of hygge

schopenhauer Hygge is the Danish concept of cozy, warm content found in enjoying simple things with loved ones.

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Oddly Us
BETA

schopenhauer Decode weird foreign words to discover the surprising connections they share with English.

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Fun Fact

Hygge dictionary: The cozy Danish word 'hygge' became so globally popular that it was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016.

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Glossary
mamihlapinatapai (noun)
A silent look shared by two people who both wish to initiate something but are hesitant. This Yaghan term from Tierra del Fuego describes a wordless bond of mutual understanding between two individuals.

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Gossip

Which social tradition would your family enjoy most?

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Quiz

From which language does the cozy cultural concept of hygge originally derive?

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schopenhauer The Spanish lingering of sobremesa

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Quiz

In which major global city did the Yiddish term schmooze enter American English in the 1800s?

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schopenhauer The Yiddish banter of schmooze

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Quiz

The Yiddish word schmooze originally derives from a Hebrew word meaning what?

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What is the traditional name for the generous Georgian feasts where shemomedjamo often occurs?

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Which culture is famous for practicing sobremesa to resist the rush of modern fast-food?

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Quiz

What Georgian word means eating an entire meal because it is too delicious to stop?

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Quiz

In what year was the Danish word hygge officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary?

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What Spanish word describes the social tradition of lingering at the table after a meal?

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