Guest guest Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 > Dear Egyirba: > > Schmates is yiddish for rags(in re: clothing). > > Shmata: (shmah-tah) a rag, either literally or in reference to clothing. The garment industry is known as the "shmata business.This old shmata? I picked it up on sale at Loehmann's two years ago, half price!Marvin shlepped around his shmata until he was 7." (In this case, it would mean a tattered security blanket, in which baby talk is often abbreviated to "motti.") Above definition is from http://www.bubbygram.com/yiddishglossary.htm For a more scholarly Yiddish dictionary, go to http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com/ BTW has Amma ever sung a Yiddish bhajan? Keval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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