# What word am I trying to remember? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 14, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328 "2013-02-14T21:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/1 "2013-02-14T21:35:14Z")
I’m not well-versed in Saturday Night Live culture, so be patient with me: there was one of the male cast members who did a Jewish lady who interviewed people or did society spots or something like that. I think this character liked to use the word “verklemt”. There was another word, Yiddish I think, that this character used that I keep trying to remember, because it would be fun to use myself: it meant approximately “got so excited that I did something embarrassing”. Like, “I was so excited, I \_\_\_\_\_ed!” What word was it? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/2 "2013-02-14T21:37:39Z")
I believe the sketch is called ‘Coffee Talk’ if that helps. There are clips of it online. I am not sure of the exact word you are looking for yet. > **[Google](http://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&q=saturday+night+live+coffee+talk+verklempt&oq=saturday+night+live+coffee+talk+ver&gs_l=hp.3.0.0i30.25513.29159.1.30669.15.6.0.9.9.0.138.722.0j6.6.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.3.psy-ab.ob2B-HJ7-DQ&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42452523,d.ZGU&fp=12948d4393918b3c&biw=692&bih=540)** > > Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/3 "2013-02-14T21:38:53Z")
Vershnickled? Plotzed? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/4 "2013-02-14T21:39:41Z")
Was it “I got shpilkes”? ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/5 "2013-02-14T21:43:13Z")
Mike Myers, “Coffee Talk with Linda Richman”, verklempt I don’t remember using the phrase you mention, my best guess from context might be “plotzed”. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/6 "2013-02-16T18:43:04Z")
Yes, that’s the word you want. BTW, I’ll give you a topic: The Holy Roman Empire was neother Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. Discuss! ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/7 "2013-02-16T20:01:45Z")
Shpilkes in the genectakazoink! Something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/8 "2013-02-16T20:08:33Z")
Thanks everybody! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/9 "2013-02-16T20:24:54Z")
Ok, now talk amongst yourselves. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328/10 "2013-02-16T20:49:57Z")
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