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Oeditpus Rex

(42,716 posts) Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:31 PM Sep 3

'Vants'

Yiddish for "bedbug."

What am I talking about?

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'Vants' (Original Post) Oeditpus Rex Sep 3 OP

You are talking about language. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 3 #1

Sofa beds, by any chance? Blue Owl Sep 3 #2

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

Ding! Oeditpus Rex Sep 3 #7

Couches ;) Solly Mack Sep 3 #4

The Vice President. Sogo Sep 3 #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 3 #6

Bernardo de La Paz

(58,315 posts)

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

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:36 PM

Sep 3

Blue Owl

(57,335 posts)

2. Sofa beds, by any chance?

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:36 PM

Sep 3

rsdsharp

(11,285 posts)

3. A MASH episode involving a crossword puzzle?

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:38 PM

Sep 3

Oeditpus Rex

(42,716 posts)

7. Ding!

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 11:24 PM

Sep 3

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

(95,671 posts)

4. Couches ;)

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:39 PM

Sep 3

Sogo

(6,608 posts)

5. The Vice President.

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 10:35 PM

Sep 3

Bernardo de La Paz

(58,315 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, 11:06 PM

Sep 3

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