The Jerusalem Bridge
פוסטמה
postema
a sour, sulking, joyless mood — or the person stuck in it · noun (feminine), also used adjectivally
Illustration for postema

The face that walks into a party and lowers the temperature two degrees. That mood, and that person, have one word in Hebrew.

די, אל תשב פוסטמה בפינה, קח בירה ותצטרף אלינו.

Enough, don't sit there like a sourpuss in the corner, grab a beer and join us.

Think of a time you've seen someone in full פוסטמה mode. What was the thing that finally made them crack a smile and rejoin the group?

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Kept up by Yaacov, a native Jerusalemite who teaches Hebrew, Yiddish, Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic one to one. More Modern Hebrew words, or read who is behind it.