Word of the Day - Yenta

[debodun]

Yenta (noun) - a person (usually female) who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others; gossip; busybody; meddler.

It seems every neighborhood has a yenta.

 

[Pepper]

I am not a yenta! Ok, I am.

 

[DaveA]

What the h**l is Yenta and is it a word from a different nationality than our plain "English" as spoken here in the U.S.? Don't think I've ever heard or seen it before?

 

[DaveA]

Sorry - - I posted with my reaction and didn't look it up. I see now it's a Yiddish word. Still never heard it or saw it in print but gossips, and/or meddlers, would have been familiar.

 

[That Lady in PA]

I have heard 'yenta' all my life... and yes, every neighborhood has one (or several).

Words that were Yiddish, Italian, and various other languages floated around in everyday conversation as I was growing up.