(You might have to be Jewish to actually understand this post.)
pisher (pēs̸h′ər)
noun
- a young, inexperienced, presumptuous person
- a person or thing of no importance; a nobody or nothing
Origin: Yiddish
pisher | ||
Yiddish word to describe someone who is arrogant, spoiled, and conceited, and thinks he is a big deal. Literally means an adult who is still in wet diapers. |
6 comments:
yes, completely get it....I am just 'kvelling' at this post.
I think it's derogatory to call you that. But this shiska is also proud of you.
No one is really calling me pisher. It is just an expression.
Just don't call me late for dinner.
As I learned from my grandparents and 1 of my favorites, this common Yiddish saying,
"Gai kakhen afenyam"
(I was muttering this phrase under my breath a lot last year).
http://www.sbjf.org/sbjco/schmaltz/yiddish_phrases.htm
I heard it from a manager at the liquor store I worked at. It seemed to mean, "So, what." Or, "Who cares what you think." "He didn't like the way I did that. So, call me pisher."
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