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adjective

• overcome with emotion (usually sadness). Possible from Yiddish. Became mainstream as a result of a Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit with Mike Myers called "Coffee Talk."

  Oh, I'm getting a little farklempt! Talk amongst yourselves!

  • See more words with the same meaning: to be sad, disappointed.

  Last edited on Dec 06 2015. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.

notes

• Also spelled verklempt.

  Last edited on Jul 05 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 04 2018.