Dec 21, 2007 19:49
16 yrs ago
Hebrew term
Rasburyjam (X)
Fakokta (three syllables)
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Hebrew to English
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Slang
Proper Spelling
I am looking for the English spelling of a Hebrew slang term my mother-in-law used to use. I spelled it phonetically but I am sure the proper spelling is nowhere near that. I always understood the term to mean "a mess" or "a bunch of baloney".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | fakakta = crazy/messed up |
Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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| 4 | Ferkart |
Rutie Eckdish
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Proposed translations
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Israel
Israel
Scientist and Translator
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Hebrew to German, Latin to German, and 3 more.
Selected
fakakta = crazy/messed up
it's in Yiddish. See the reference link for examples
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-12-22 00:05:53 GMT)
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You will find several spellings for this, since Yiddish is written in Hebrew letters: פקקטה
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-12-22 00:05:53 GMT)
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You will find several spellings for this, since Yiddish is written in Hebrew letters: פקקטה
Note from asker:
| Wow, I guess I wasn't that far off. Thank you so much for the link also. I found it very informative and excellent for a beginner like myself. :-) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very helpful. Thank you."
7 days
Rutie Eckdish
United States
United States
Native in Hebrew
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United States
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Native in: Hebrew (Variant: Modern / Israeli) 
Works in: Hebrew to English, English to Hebrew, English
Ferkart
Check out: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ferkakte. Growing up in a German speaking houshold, there was an R in it, wheever my parents wanted to experess somthing not german (usually) was really worthless...
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Note added at 7 days (2007-12-28 21:38:27 GMT) Post-grading
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Should read FERKAKT, of course....
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Note added at 7 days (2007-12-28 21:38:27 GMT) Post-grading
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Should read FERKAKT, of course....
Note from asker:
| Yeah, I think you hit it on the head. Never new my mother-in-law had such a mouth <grin>. Thanks for the link also. Will put in my favorites for further references. |
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