Beyond the Rhine Memories of Art And Life in Germany Before the War
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There is an untranslatable word for this process — mauscheln. The Jew when he talks German — mauschelt. He is perfectly aware of it and laughs at himself for doing so. A well-known Berlin lawyer was talking one evening to a singer. The con- versation turned to music, and somebody said : " Of course you sing, Herr Doktor ? " " Only when I talk, " he rephed smihng. In another way also their language is peculiar. They have introduced into German a kind of German- Jew slang, to understand which wit...h ease needs long familiarity with their talk. They say meschugge in- stead of verriickt (mad). A young girl is a Schickse ; a married woman a Kalle. If they dislike something or wish to express contempt they say nehhisch. The fleshiest part of the human anatomy is the Ponem. When one of their friends goes bankrupt, they say Er ist kapores (It's all up with him). The family circle is called ironically the Mischpoche. Many of these ex- pressions have won a place in everyday talk. For instance, in Berlin a low class restaurant is called Kaschenime} Most of these words come from the 1 It is a noticeable fact that German slang is full of Jewish expressions.
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