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elainegrey ([personal profile] elainegrey) wrote2017-10-03 02:25 pm
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haimish

Today in my NYTimes reading, twice, the word "haimish," which i don't recall ever seeing before.

From Wikipedia: Haimish (also Heimish): Home-like, friendly, folksy (Yiddish היימיש heymish, cf. German heimisch)

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[personal profile] didotwite 2017-10-04 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah that was my thought too. (Danish)

In tough/polarized times prior to the early unified Germany (pre1850s) the aesthetic and political sense ran towards Biedermeier. Everything goes in cycles...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedermeier

Yet it seems like few use that word for obvs reasons plus the oddness/extra syllables

Edited 2017-10-04 14:42 (UTC)
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[personal profile] elainegrey 2017-10-04 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Looks like hygge is both Norwegian and Danish. Thanks for an introduction to Biedermeier!
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