haimish

[elainegrey]

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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[elainegrey]

Thinking of the Catskills, i wondered if "hamming it up" came from the same root. But no, ham as in acting apparently comes from "amateur."