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On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Susan Oudiz <soudiz_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I was out of town. Thanks Alex and also your Mom. I don't have Joy of Y -
> sounds like a good source. Nothing beats personal experience, however :-)
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> Posted by: "aemelnick"
> aemelnick_at_yahoo.com <aemelnick%40yahoo.com>
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> aemelnick
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> Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:55 pm (PDT)
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> I asked my mom about this. Her reply:
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> >>Dear Alex,
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> I use this word to mean "overdone". Not in a garish sense, but just
> over handled or over painted. " too much messing with" The painting was
> unga patchkaed or be careful not to ungapatchka the frosting on the
> cake.
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> For the last word on ongepotchket, I went to the Joys of Yiddish by Leo
> Rosten. From russian pachkat: to soil, to sully.
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> 1. slapped together or assembled withut form or sense.
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> 2. messed up: excessively and unesthetically decorated, overly baroque.
> "she wore her new diamond earrrings, a necklace, bracelet, two rings
> and a brooch. Oy, was she ongepotchket.
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> So that is that the last word from this yackne or yenta.
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> Love, mom<<
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Received on 2009-08-27 22:44:57