In the frum world there is lots of terminology that I am still coming to terms with. Sometimes I ry and insert words to make myself sound more frum, in fact using words like Viter or shayich can really improve your standing with frummies who begin to think that your kipa sruga is just one of rebellion and not of actual modernity- and will welcome you with open arms.
Frummies also use certain terms to describe others. Terms like hockers, off the D, machers, BY, BT, FFB etc… I am sure I can come up with a whole library of one term labels that can be used to describe someone. Recently Jacob and I were privy to a new term. The Tuna Beigel, like the post on what exactly Heimishe means, no one could actually tell us what a Tuna Beigel is.
The only meaningful description I heard was that its a Chassidishe guy who is not religious anymore, but when he says give me a tuna bagel, it comes out as beigel- because the accent didn’t change with the religiosity.
Now who can tell me what a Tuna Beigel is?
Oh and has anyone ever heard the term Helicopter being used to describe certain types of chassidim?
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A Tunabeigel is a chassidshe hocker. Simple as that, except they’re more annoying because of their accents, and they have a bigger holier than thou attitude than anyone, because they’re chassidish.
I have heard of Helicopter Moms.
Are those the moms that shuckel so hard during tehilim that they look like helicopters
Yesterday I saw a Tuna Bagel. He wore no yammuke, had a star of david around his neck. And he spoke in a chassidish accent with alot of other people who were chassidish. There were other similar people next to him, but he was the only one to throw away his kippa in favor of a chain around his neck .
their the guys who drive pimped out escalades, decked out with hatzala lights, and they have at least 3 phones! (one must be a trio or blackberry, or both)
Matis, I thought those were hockers. I am so confused.
a tuna bagel is a chasidish guys that shave their beards and paiyos ( not neccesarily irreligious) and “blends in” with the crowd, until he opens his mouth and whips out an accent from the borough park or Williamsburg ghetto
Man, sporadic is the only one who got it right, a tuna beigel, is a chasidishe hocker. very simple, hocker refers to all hockers be they chasidish or not, tuna beigel is specifically for chasidim.
There really is no set term and meaning yet. its one that will find meaning along the way using different terminology till it becomes officialy one way.
No, Mike: BlackHatter is right, that I was right. A TunaBeigel already has a set definition, which is a chassidish hocker.
like is said on jacob’s blog, in addition to the accent being a giveaway to his non-frum look its the particular order he places in a place like dunkin donuts, because ofcourse he can’t eat cholov stam…
I rather be a tuna beigel than a yeshivshe shvuger, cuz yeshivish people are very cold people and tuna beigels at least have warm hearts
Actually, “not a tuna bagel” is right. A tuna baigel is a chassid who tries to not be chassidish. A tuna baigel is not a chassidish hocker. Agav, he may be a hocker, but that’s another issue.
A tuna beigel is a chosid who unsuccessfuly tries to blend into the non-chassidish crowd. He wears a white polo shirt and black jeans. Usually there is a Bluetooth piece in his ear. The tuna beigel always listens to Z100 (or some other shitty hip-hop station) in his big-ass SUV. He is constantly playing with his Blackberry on which he only pays five dollars a month for unlimited Sprint service (thanks to one of his fellow tuna beigel friends). There are also 3 other phones and a radio on his belt; all of which go untouched for months at a time.
If you go to a strip club and see a fat shlub with a yiddish accent trying to get a discount his on his lap dance, you are looking at a tuna beigel.
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incorrect all of you,
a tuna beigle is a chassidish (usually) male, he has many keys- some of which are blank just in case he needs an emergency copy of a boro park hatzolah ambulance, radios, scanners, yeshiva world camera, a large wallet (not necessarily filled money e.x., PBA cards, chaplain ID, chaverim ID, get out of jail free card etc.) the largest chevy SUV on the market with lights and sirens of course, extra credit if its double parked or facing the wrong way on 13th ave, they need to have a beard, or whatever he can grow and call a beard, BESIDES all of the aforementioned when they happen to go into a bagle shop and get a tuna bAgle, it comes out as tuna bEIgle, hence the terminolgy.
one more thing: when they sit down, they must fold the tail of their coat, even if its not really a coat, merely a jacket or yankees jersey
To you bunch of Shmucks. The definition of a Tuna Beigel is as explained by the more level headed individuals, a Chassidishe dude trying to look the part but still has the accent. As for all you other jew hating pieces of crap, the rest of the comments is, was, and will be totally uncalled for. It is Shmucks like you who bring hate into this world. In Egypt after we dropped everything we held dear, the only thing that saved us was our clothing and our language. You Shmucks think you’re better then other jews because you speak english better?! Think you’re more educated because you fit into the American Society better?! Isn’t all America about accepting people who are different? If the only thing you can think about your fellow jew is the many many ways that they are inferior to your assimilation into the western culture, then you don’t know jack about being a jew and not a jack about being American
just cuz she shows you her elbow cleavage for a dollar doesnt mean shes your girlfriend
I dont know why ur problem with yiddin different than urslef. l’maisa i order tuna bagel every morning (after shachris!). not a problem with who i am. i follow torah and mitzvos just like u danny. i need all those cards on me in case i get caught speeding while making a chaveirim call. these things are not a joke. And just to be clear i hav the thickest beard this side of the jackie. bkitzor even some tuna chunks get stuck in my beard. I speak for a lot of yiddin when i say i hav no problem with the term tuna beigel i accept who i am and u should to!!! stop the machloikes
hey why is everyone hating on danny, first you call him a schmuck and jew hating piece of crap, then you say he is not “level headed.” there is a good chance all that is true, based on his poor use of the english language and his spiteful tounge i wouldnt be surprised if it was true, but still his definition of tuna beigel is correct!
furthermore brooklyn, boro park, williamsburg, and crown heights are really the only places you find tunas, the jackie seperates brooklyn and queens so i am left pondering that remark about the “thickest beard this side of the jackie” as opposed to whom? teyvaugn from the bronx? besides if you buy a tuna bagel there should definately not be tuna chuncks present, all the tuna should be one thick constant mixture, i would demand a refund.
Yall need to chillzuch just a bit!
In all my life, I have never read such a stupid, pointless argument. This is what happens when you allow people on the autistic spectrum an opinion. Clearly none of you possess the intelligence to string together a sentence without sloppig on your unique dollop of verbal diarrhea. Also, I suggest you all learn to speak English, because you sound like a guy with Cerebral Palsy has been strapped down to a keyboard. Quite frankly, nobody cares about the mental defecate that you continue to spew onto the internet.
Yours truly,
Avraham