Since rossx (no offense) was too lazy, I'll spell out all the sayings and puns for you.
Firstly, they are [mostly] all in Yiddish (the bastard child of Hebrew, German, Polish, Russian, and any other language out there).
Here we go:
Friday night: the beginning of the Sabbath
Manashevitz: a [relatively] inexpensive wine that Jews stereotypically drink on the Sabbath
Goyim: Non-Jews (it's fairly derogatory)
Oi: While it has been previously used in other alt-rock type songs, it's a pun for the yiddish word "Oy", meaning something along the line of "geez!"
Shagitz: Young, male non-Jews
Shicksas: Young, non-married women (usually non-Jews)
The 'Brews: (duh... the Hebrews...)
Anti-Swatstika Tatoos: It's kinda funny... You obviously know what a swatstika is, but further in the song, they refer to themselves as orthodox, and in orthodox Judaism, tatoos are strictly forbidden)
Orthodox, Hessidic: Two of the more observant sects of Judaism
Fairfax: A part of L.A. full of Jews and Jewish stores
Mashuganas: Crazy people, having a screw loose
"The Chosen Ones": A nickname for the Jews, as told in the bible
Chutspah: This word defies translation into english, but the closest is "having the balls to do something"
Separate our milkplates from our meat: According to the laws of Kashrut (aka Kosher), Jews cannot consume milk and meat products together
The only thing I don't know is "O.G." If you can help me out here, that would be great...
Since rossx (no offense) was too lazy, I'll spell out all the sayings and puns for you.
Firstly, they are [mostly] all in Yiddish (the bastard child of Hebrew, German, Polish, Russian, and any other language out there).
Here we go:
Friday night: the beginning of the Sabbath Manashevitz: a [relatively] inexpensive wine that Jews stereotypically drink on the Sabbath Goyim: Non-Jews (it's fairly derogatory) Oi: While it has been previously used in other alt-rock type songs, it's a pun for the yiddish word "Oy", meaning something along the line of "geez!" Shagitz: Young, male non-Jews Shicksas: Young, non-married women (usually non-Jews) The 'Brews: (duh... the Hebrews...) Anti-Swatstika Tatoos: It's kinda funny... You obviously know what a swatstika is, but further in the song, they refer to themselves as orthodox, and in orthodox Judaism, tatoos are strictly forbidden) Orthodox, Hessidic: Two of the more observant sects of Judaism Fairfax: A part of L.A. full of Jews and Jewish stores Mashuganas: Crazy people, having a screw loose "The Chosen Ones": A nickname for the Jews, as told in the bible Chutspah: This word defies translation into english, but the closest is "having the balls to do something" Separate our milkplates from our meat: According to the laws of Kashrut (aka Kosher), Jews cannot consume milk and meat products together
The only thing I don't know is "O.G." If you can help me out here, that would be great...