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verklempt 

Verklempt - choked with emotion (German verklemmt = emotionally inhibited in a convulsive way)
This is not FAKE Yiddish - unless you are one of the linguists who consider Yiddish a "fake", i.e. non-transformational language.
OY, vey. When that schmuck of a doctor told me I had cancer I got all verklempt.
verklempt by Jennifer Zeisz December 26, 2005

ferclempt 

the feeling of being at the brink of tears, usually accompanied with a lump in the throat and a cracking voice.
"Yeah, I admit it, at the ending of 'My Girl' I was ferclempt.
ferclempt by FunThrax January 23, 2007

verklempt 

Verklempt (adj) — choked with emotion (German verklemmt = emotionally inhibited in a convulsive way; stuck)farklempt, ferklemptToo emotional to talk. Ready to cry.
Whenever Linda would get upset, she would put her hand on her chest and say "I'm all verklempt" or "I'm a little verklempt"
verklempt by Paulinski February 2, 2008

veklempt 

a misspelling of VERKLEMPT - which is Yiddish - choked up with emotion
not a real word - use the word verklempt - Veklempt is wrong - use verklempt.
veklempt by Linda Mattson January 28, 2008

verklempt 

When u starting a business and u are choosing the name and call it a track name of your ex-boyfriend. That’s when u are VERKLEMPT
Hey , shall i call it Tsremli or Verklempt? Idk where i got these names from :)
Yesterday i was like : Var kle mapatiet , oh thats Verklempt

verklempt 

Overcome with emotion / gobsmacked
also spelled verklemmt
"Now I am strating To get Verklempt !!!" Says Barbra Streisand during her 1994 US tour
verklempt by C-Na Omid July 28, 2004
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murderhobo 

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