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verklempt

being overcome with emotion, usually not of joy, but rather emotions that hurt. As an emotional heartache.
My neighbors house and mine are a total loss, the whole thing's left me so verklempt...
by Linda Savinski November 7, 2003
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verklempt

Fake Yiddish for "overcome with emotion" -- from the "Linda Richman" skits on "Saturday Night Live"
I saw Sally Field with the Oscar. Oy, I was all verklempt.
by Cornholio September 29, 2003
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fervemptulous

describes something as wreaking of cockiness.
“geez, Justin is really being fervemptulous today,” “yeah bro, trust me, I know!”
by TheGrammarGod September 5, 2019
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ferclempt

fed up, distraught,perturbed, peeved,irked piqued
I am most ferclempt,i have not have my lunch today
by Raymond Douglas February 12, 2004
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verklempt

1. Broken down, unusable, `gornisht helfn.'

2. Overcome with emotion, choked up.
Gaia's Instant Messenger is verklempt.

"Nu? Ayn lid gezingt un dikh tzu verklempt?"
by Oyzar the Scholar May 26, 2009
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verklempt

The state of being overcome with either to many, or not enough, choices such as; frozen; overwhelmed; unable to think.
While trying to think of a birthday present for my in-laws, I was just verklempt!
by Howard Grayson April 13, 2004
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Forclempt

A term usually used as an adjective to describe one being sad or depressed.
"She was feeling rather forclempt"
by Lizzo December 28, 2003
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