ferklempt

All worked up, on the verge of a breakdown.

"Oy Gevalt, I'm so ferklempt that I could plotz."

by JP May 8, 2004

ferklempt

When something makes you well up inside, and you're on the verge of tears. From the "Coffee Talk" sketches on SNL a few years ago (thank you, Mike Meyers).

"I got a little ferklempt when I saw them kiss and make up"

by G-man January 18, 2004

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.

by Jennifer Zeisz December 26, 2005

forclempt

When one becomes overly emotional; all choked up

Talking about my late precious little Poopsie (dog) gets me a little forclempt.

by Oscar mayer May 21, 2005

farklempt

Yiddish meaning choked up or not feeling good was often used in Saturday night life by Mike Myers is "Coffee talk"

"Oy, i'm getting a little farklempt, talk amongst yourselfs, i'll give you a topic, Rhode Island neither a road of an island Disscus!"

by Alex February 13, 2003

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.

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"

by Paulinski February 2, 2008