[PW] Veklempt?

[Marian Drabkin]

You could try spelling it "farklempt" or "verklempt".  What you've given is 
an Americanization of a Yiddish word that, like many Yiddish words, has been 
transformed for comic effect by comedians who didn't know much Yiddish to 
begin with.
That said, the current meaning is "anxiety-ridden" or "made anxious". I've 
even heard it used as a positive term, which it is not.

Marian Drabkin

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From: "Newton Steve (DOS)" <steve.newton at state.de.us>
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Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 6:00 AM
Subject: [PW] Veklempt?


> Folks,
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> My wife asked me this so it is sort of life and death.
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> What does the word 'Veklempt' mean?
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> I googled and found many uses but no obvious consistency and definitely
> no definition.
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> Steve Newton
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> Delaware Division of Libraries
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