[78-L] Benny Goodman

[Donna Halper]

On 6/26/2016 4:20 PM, Dave Burnham wrote:
> My wife was Jewish and when her parents were around, I'd hear one of them ask the other if Dave was around; when the other said, "yes, he's in the kitchen", that would be the last word I'd understand, they'd switch to Yiddish.
>
> Actually I can't remember them saying "is Dave around?", it was more likely "is the noodnik around".
>    
Noodnik is a Yiddish word for a pest, or someone annoying. But be aware 
that Yiddish words often are used affectionately, rather than unkindly.  
It's a great language and I'm glad I learned some of it, although I am 
not fluent like my parents were.