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Oeditpus Rex

(43,094 posts) Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:31 PM Sep 2025

'Vants'

Yiddish for "bedbug."

What am I talking about?

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'Vants' (Original Post) Oeditpus Rex Sep 2025 OP

You are talking about language. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #1

Sofa beds, by any chance? Blue Owl Sep 2025 #2

A MASH episode involving a crossword puzzle? rsdsharp Sep 2025 #3

Ding! Oeditpus Rex Sep 2025 #7

Couches ;) Solly Mack Sep 2025 #4

The Vice President. Sogo Sep 2025 #5

If it were a person, the OP would have written "who". They wrote "what", so is a thing, not a person. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #6

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

1. You are talking about language. . . . nt

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:36 PM

Sep 2025

Blue Owl

(58,228 posts)

2. Sofa beds, by any chance?

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:36 PM

Sep 2025

rsdsharp

(11,806 posts)

3. A MASH episode involving a crossword puzzle?

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:38 PM

Sep 2025

Oeditpus Rex

(43,094 posts)

7. Ding!

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 10:24 PM

Sep 2025

Seen it a dozen times but just learned the proper spelling. All this time, I've thought it was "vance" or "vonce" or something, but neither of those seem very Yiddish.

So, more trivia for the files.

Solly Mack

(96,432 posts)

4. Couches ;)

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:39 PM

Sep 2025

Sogo

(6,994 posts)

5. The Vice President.

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:35 PM

Sep 2025

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

6. If it were a person, the OP would have written "who". They wrote "what", so is a thing, not a person. . . . nt

Reply to Sogo (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 10:06 PM

Sep 2025

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