interjection
General Slang
mazel tov
· interjection · kitchen
Sarcastic kitchen shout when somebody drops a tray of dishes.
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Definitions
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The whole room yells it the instant glass or china hits the floor. Half jeer, half tradition, lifted from the Jewish wedding custom of shouting 'mazel tov' after the groom stomps the glass. In a restaurant it's how the kitchen tells the poor bastard they're not the first and won't be the last.
“Busser dropped a full bus tub by table 12 and the whole line screamed mazel tov.”
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The original meaning: a Hebrew/Yiddish 'congratulations' or 'good luck', shouted at weddings, bar mitzvahs, and any milestone worth marking.
“She got into med school — mazel tov!”
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mazel tov In A Sentence
Busser dropped a full bus tub by table 12 and the whole line screamed mazel tov.
She got into med school — mazel tov!
Origin & Usage
Hebrew 'mazal tov' (literally 'good constellation' / good fortune), via Yiddish into English. The dropped-dishes usage rides on the Jewish wedding moment where the groom breaks a glass and guests shout the phrase.
Variants
mazal tov
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