His answer might be “well I called his office and left a message”. By 1700 you’re curious, so you ask him “did you notify?”. Another example: you tell a soldier to “go notify so-and-so that we will be ready for inspection at 1600”. A “rosh katan” will strictly clean the barrel, perhaps leaving it useless because the trigger mechanism has sand in it, whereas a “rosh gadol” will clean the entire rifle and lubricate it so it’s ready for use and doesn’t rust. For instance, someone might be told to clean the barrel of their rifle. A “rosh katan” (literally “little head”, and I actually think it is the original expression which derived most likely from “pinhead”, the contrast later came in as a complement) is someone that does exactly what he’s told. This expression comes from the IDF, and as most military language, doesn’t quite translate into normal language.
For example – “why won’t you let your little sister have the toy?” Answer: “davka” (embodying “I won’t give her the toy BECAUSE she wants it so much”).Īs for the expressions (pronounced “rosh katan” – little head, vs. But the slang meaning he refers to can loosely be translated to “in spite”. First, the word he mentions (pronounced “davka”) has a couple of different meanings, depending on context.
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