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| − | ("poTREBZyeh") Word popularized by [[Mad Comics]], in which it is used for any convenient part of speech and some that wouldn't occur to the unimaginative. It's actually a Polish word which in negative construction has the sense of "desire"; non-potrzebie, for instance, means unwanted. | + | ("poTREBZyeh") Word popularized by [[Mad (US)|Mad Comics]], in which it is used for any convenient part of speech and some that wouldn't occur to the unimaginative. It's actually a Polish word which in negative construction has the sense of "desire"; non-potrzebie, for instance, means unwanted. |
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| − | + | Actually, it’s a portmanteau of Yiddish. | |
| + | <blockquote>The Yiddish used during Mad’s first decade was based on what the founders found to be the funniest-sounding words to evoke their parents’ humorous put-downs, including as ‘bveebleftzer’ and ‘farshimmelt.’<br>One example is the word ‘[[Ferschlugginer|furshlugginer]],’ derived from the Yiddish word shlogan (to hit). When finally asked by a reader what ‘furshlugginer’ meant, the editorial team replied: “It means the same as ‘potzrebie’ – ed.”<p>This cued another long-running debate as to the meaning of ‘potzrebie,’ only answered by [co-founder Al] Jaffee in 2016. “It was an expression in Lithuania when I was a kid. Putz is genitals and is applied as an insult to the rebbe. It’s like saying, ‘Oh that stupid teacher’.”<br>—[https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/us-jews-mourn-closure-of-yiddish-inspired-satirical-magazine-mad/ Jewish News (UK), July 5, 2019.]</blockquote> | ||
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| + | See also: [[Ferschlugginer]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 12 June 2023
(Did you want the Stewart/Stark/White fanzine?)
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| ("poTREBZyeh") Word popularized by Mad Comics, in which it is used for any convenient part of speech and some that wouldn't occur to the unimaginative. It's actually a Polish word which in negative construction has the sense of "desire"; non-potrzebie, for instance, means unwanted. |
Actually, it’s a portmanteau of Yiddish.
The Yiddish used during Mad’s first decade was based on what the founders found to be the funniest-sounding words to evoke their parents’ humorous put-downs, including as ‘bveebleftzer’ and ‘farshimmelt.’
One example is the word ‘furshlugginer,’ derived from the Yiddish word shlogan (to hit). When finally asked by a reader what ‘furshlugginer’ meant, the editorial team replied: “It means the same as ‘potzrebie’ – ed.”This cued another long-running debate as to the meaning of ‘potzrebie,’ only answered by [co-founder Al] Jaffee in 2016. “It was an expression in Lithuania when I was a kid. Putz is genitals and is applied as an insult to the rebbe. It’s like saying, ‘Oh that stupid teacher’.”
—Jewish News (UK), July 5, 2019.
See also: Ferschlugginer.
| Fanspeak | 1950s— |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
