Slanguage
IYKYK
If you know, you know.
A day that required a lot of preparation which Henry described thus: "After breakfast she [his mother] shopped for a live carp and sent one of the older children to the shokhet (butcher) with a chicken to be slaughtered...She then killed, gutted, cut and salted the carp, and cooked the fish broth...."
What is Shabbat?
"These aren't the droids you're looking for."
Who is Obi Wan Kenobi?
This shape has six sides.
What is a hexagon?
Grandma's fifth-born grandchild.
Who is Sarah Penina?
The name of this fashion house means stylish or all is well.
What is Gucci?
After liberation, this family member traded in foreign currency and manufactured artificial sweetener, both illegal in Soviet regime in Poland.
Who was Sam, aka Shlamek?
"That's No Blizzard; That's My Sister!"
Who is Anna?
It’s the value of 5 squared.
What is 25?
Over the years, the Ungers made their way through more than 10 of these.
What are homes?
Slang for a gangster's girlfriend during the Prohibition era from 1920 to 1933.
What is moll?
What Grandma and her siblings called their parents.
What are Mameshi and Tateshi?
"Nothing. It's such a useful word, isn't it? It can mean anything and everything."
Who is Mary Poppins?
The missing number in this pattern: 12 - 16 - 20 - __ - 28
What is 24?
A member of family Unger named for a member of family Ursidae.
Who is Bear?
Bad, weird or cool, depending on context.
What is skibidi?
The first business of great grandfather Chaskiel which he started at the age of 10.
What is smuggling cigarettes?
"Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?"
Who is Indiana Jones?
What 9 rare Pokémon cards cost in Japan if one rare Pokémon card costs 7 yen.
What is 63 yen?
Yiddish word meaning, to converse idly or gossip (sometimes used to avoid actually participating in reunion games).
What is kibitz?
The year that Grandma and the family were permitted entry to the United States thanks to revision of the 1948 Displaced Persons Act.
What is 1951.
"She can't act, she can't sing, she can't dance. A triple threat."
Who is Cosmo Brown?
This is the largest two-digit prime number.
What is 97?