The History of Love Glossary

The History of Love Glossary

“a schmuck”

a stupid or foolish person

“nah”

it is a slang for “no”

“decrepit”

worn out

“to contemplate”

to view, to examine

“decorum”

appropriate social behavior in set situations

“dumkop”

(Yiddish) it means “a stupid person”

“tzaddik”

according to the Jewish religion it means a religious or godly person

“zloty”

it is a basic monetary unit of Poland

“einsatzgruppen”

(German) deployment groups or paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany, which carried out the massacres of civilians in the occupied territories of the countries of Europe and the USSR

“a dime of dozen”

something that is of little value; very common, ordinary

“mammoth”

huge, giant

“flesh-colored”

nude

“shvartzer”

(Yiddish) an incorrect term, which is used by Jews to refer to a black person of African descent

“a conniption”

a hysterics

“ineluctable”

unavoidable, necessary

“Chanukah”

it is a Jewish miracle holiday, a celebration of victory in the war between holiness and evil spirits

“vestigial”

disappearing, vanishing

“insurmountable”

irresistible

“to feel giddy”

feel weak

“unflinching”

constant, determined

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