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words

A list of words and phrases I might employ, their meanings, speculation on derivation and etymology.

Chutzpah

The best explanation I recall for this Yiddish word is that "chutzpah" is the ability to murder both of your parents and then plea for mercy on the grounds that yo are an orphan.

Yuppy Food Stamp

Slang for a twenty dollar bill. The idea is that a yuppy doesn't eat at home much, so he goes to the ATM once every week or two, to withdraw spending money. ATMs usually dispense all cash as twenty-dollar bills, which will feed the average yuppy for a day or two. Since a yuppy's primary cash expenditure is food, a twenty dollar bill serves the same purpose to a yuppy as a food stamp does to an impoversished person, but with greater luxury.

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