The Joys of Yiddish
Bubbe refers to this member of the family, often quick with a treat
grandmother
An afternoon entertainment at the theater
a matinée
In 2003 Beyoncé & Jay-Z were this "In Love"
If you want to play tight defense, employ a "full-court" this
press
Boat's going down? Try a plea to a WWII organization that was a forerunner of the CIA
SOSS
To kvetch is to do this, possibly because your knish is too dry
complain
A community's female leader
a matriarch
Meaning clearly understood, it preceded "Dreams" in the title of a 2018 smash by Juice Wrld
Lucid
The 2015 & 2016 NBA finals both matched up these 2 teams
the Cavs and the Warriors
The congresswoman who introduced the Green New Deal--I must say her initials repetitively because I have my condition
AOCD
One definition of this trait involves a man who kills his parents & then begs the mercy of the court as he's an orphan. He's got a lotta...
chutzpah
Ripeness, or being a grown up
maturity
In a 1994 hit Boyz II Men were "On" this "Knee"
Bended
In the NBA an award is given to the best of these ordinal players, usually the first off the bench
the sixth man
Someone who gives urgent lifesaving care on the New York City subway system
EMTA
To do this is to mingle & make chit-chat; to do it (to) someone is to sweet-talk him
to schmooze
To enroll in a university
to matriculate
In 1982 Chicago found it "Hard to Say I'm" this
Sorry
Nicknamed "Zo", this pro basketball Hall of Famer had his No. 33 jersey retired by the Miami Heat
Alonzo Mourning
Mikhail Baryshnikov was its director & also a member of the Seoul-based singing group
ABTS
Spritz, "to spray", rhymes with this similar word for to sweat, like one does in a steam bath
to schvitz
A rectangular numeric array in math, or a Keanu movie
matrix
A 2000 No. 1 hit by Creed was "With Arms" this 2-word way
wide open
Karl Malone was one of the most dominant at this 2-word position
power forward
Inscription on the tombstone of a failed attempt to sell a new stock to the mass of investors
RIPO