A listener in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, wonders about the origin of the word verklempt, which describes someone all seized up with emotion. This Yiddish term, also spelled farklempt, enjoyed a surge in popularity during the 1990s when it was used by Mike Myers playing talk show host Linda Richman on TV’s Saturday Night Live. This is part of a complete episode.
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