אָנגעשטאָפּטongeshtopt meaning in Yiddish

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stuffed full · adjective

Also spelled in English: ungeshtupt

English says you are full. Yiddish looks at you and sees a pillowcase packed with too many feathers.

נאָך דרײַ טעלער יוך מיט קניידלעך בין איך אַזוי אָנגעשטאָפּט, אַז איך קען קוים אָטעמען.

“After three bowls of broth with matzo balls I am so stuffed full that I can barely breathe.”

What meal left you so ongeshtopt you couldn't get off the chair?

Published 2 October 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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