Heifetz

Heifetz
To screw up something easy, often repeatedly. [Given that Jascha Heifetz was a great violinist, particularly noted for his technical prowess, and that his daughter Josefa Heifetz Byrne (married to moderately prolific fiction and non-fiction author and billiards enthusisast Robert Byrne) is the author of Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary..., the etymology of this word should prove interesting. For some wonderfully unusual not-made-up words, check out her book. Husband Robert was the editor.]

Bill keeps forgetting what side of his car the gas goes into. What a Heifetz.


Dictionary of american slang with examples. .

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  • HEIFETZ (J.) — Jascha HEIFETZ 1899 1987 «Il y a beaucoup de violonistes et puis il y a Heifetz» (David Oïstrakh). Aucun violoniste depuis Paganini n’avait réussi à provoquer avec la même intensité, et l’enthousiasme ébahi des foules et l’admiration stupéfaite… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Heifetz — is a surname and may refer to:* Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian born virtuoso violinist * Danny Heifetz, American musician * Ronald A. Heifetz, American leadership teacher …   Wikipedia

  • Heifetz — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987), russischstämmiger Geiger Zvi Heifetz (* 1956), israelischer Rechtsanwalt, Unternehmer und Diplomat Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Heifetz — (Jascha) (1899 1987) violoniste américain d origine lituanienne …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Heifetz — Heifetz,   Jascha, amerikanischer Violinist russischer Herkunft, * Wilna 2. 2. 1901, ✝ Los Angeles (Calif.) 10. 12. 1987; Schüler von L. Auer, debütierte 1911 in Petersburg, ließ sich 1917 in den USA nieder; gilt als einer der besten… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Heifetz — (izg. hàjfec), Jascha (1901 1987) DEFINICIJA američki violinist; jedan od najvećih virtuoza 20. st.; često surađivao s A. Rubinsteinom …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Heifetz — [hī′fits] Jascha [yä′shə] 1901 87; U.S. violinist, born in Russia …   English World dictionary

  • Heifetz — Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz, né le 2 février 1900 à Vilnius et mort le 10 décembre 1987 à Los Angeles, est un violoniste russe naturalisé américain (1925). S …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Heifetz — To screw up something easy, often repeatedly. [Given that Jascha Heifetz was a great violinist, particularly noted for his technical prowess, and that his daughter Josefa Heifetz Byrne (married to moderately prolific fiction and non fiction… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • HEIFETZ, JASCHA — (1901–1987), U.S. violinist. Born in Vilna, Lithuania, Heifetz started playing at the age of three under his father s tuition, and later studied at the Vilna music school. At seven he played the Mendelssohn violin concerto in public and at 10… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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