פּלאַפּלעןplaplen meaning in Yiddish

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to babble, to chatter endlessly · verb

Illustration for the Yiddish word plaplen

This is not ordinary talking. Plaplen is what happens when someone's mouth runs three kilometers ahead of their brain and has no intention of stopping.

ער האָט געפּלאַפּלט אַזוי לאַנג, אַז אַלע זײַנען אַנטשלאָפֿן געוואָרן.

“He babbled on so long that everyone fell asleep.”

Think of the one person at every family gathering who held the floor for forty minutes without actually saying anything.

Yiddish words for talking and gossip Everyday Yiddish verbs

Published 28 July 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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