what to call “a surprising, amusing comment” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יציאה-1.m4a” /]יְצִיאָה

The word יציאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יציאה-1.m4a” /] means exit or outing. But it also refers to an amusing comment with a certain shock value.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יציאה-2.m4a” /]לסבתא היו כאלה יציאות ליד השולחן, שמתנו מצחוק.

Grandma had such comments at the table, that we died of laughter.

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