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  • May 22, 2012 12:47 am at 12:47 am #603531
    gefen
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    In the ywn news section there’s a story about a fire in Meah Shearim in which smartaleck says: “To #1. Tembel.”

    What is Tembel? Just curious.

    May 22, 2012 1:53 am at 1:53 am #875695
    sam4321
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    it means idiot.

    May 22, 2012 12:53 pm at 12:53 pm #875696
    gefen
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    sam – is that really what it means? wow. thanks for explaining. i never heard that word before.

    May 22, 2012 7:00 pm at 7:00 pm #875697
    chocandpatience
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    It’s the Yiddish equivilent of Bar Shattya’s ‘dolt’.

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