Jared in Liberty, New York, wonders when and how the term fuggedaboudit originated and how came to be popularly associated with the New York metropolitan area. The films of Martin Scorsese had a lot to do with that. The word doesn’t always literally...
Hanukkah bush n. a small tree decorated by some (secular) Jews at the time of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, in imitation of the Yule or Christmas tree. Editorial Note: Alexander Tille in 1892 wrote in the article “German Christmas and the Christmas...
Hanukkah Bush n.— «For many years, some Jewish children who have longed for a Christmas tree have been permitted by their parents to have a “Hanukkah Bush.” This is a tree with the Star of David or a candelabra—the symbol of Hanukkah, the Jewish...
Hanukkah bush
n.— «Look, Muffy! I’ve found/the most splendid tchotchke for/our Hanukkah bush.» —by David M. Bader Haikus for Jews Sept. 7, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Hanukkah bush
n.— «The bastard brought a Hanukkah bush into the office last December.» —by Bret Easton Ellis American Psycho , 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Hanukkah bush
n.— «I’ve learned that the phrase “Hanukkah bush” was what people called Christmas trees put up in Jewish homes.» —“Yiddle Me This” by Liz Spikol Philadelphia Weekly (Pa.) Nov. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
