Goldberg
Goldberg is a common Jewish surname of German origin, meaning "gold mountain." It appears in various cultural references: a Rube Goldberg machine is an overly elaborate contraption designed to perform a simple task, named after the American cartoonist.
Goldberg also names the professional wrestler Bill Goldberg and composer Johann Goldberg, for whom Bach's Goldberg Variations were reportedly written.
Improvised or odd mechanism
- inventionNew device or method
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
lever · cartoon · engineer · whimsical · elaborate · mechanism · gadget · absurd
Jews of European descent
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
- YiddishAshkenazi Jewish language
Hebrew · diaspora · Ellis Island · immigration · shtetl · assimilation · intermarriage · Passover
Daytime discussion program
- GhostSpirit of the dead
- The Color PurpleWalker's Pulitzer-winning novel
- EGOTFour-award entertainment achievement
- comedianProfessional humor performer
actress · Oscar · Academy Award · moderator · Broadway · dreadlocks · Star Trek · Comic Relief
contraption
Improvised or odd mechanism
- inventionNew device or method
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
pulley · lever · cartoon · engineer · whimsical · elaborate · mechanism · gadget · absurd · comic strip
Ashkenazi
Jews of European descent
Yiddish · Hebrew · diaspora · Ellis Island · immigration · shtetl · assimilation · intermarriage · Passover · Hanukkah
Rube
Naïve country dweller
Evan · Leonard · Natalie · Arthur · Jeff · Beverly · Barry · Herman · Lucille · Murray
The View
Daytime discussion program
- GhostSpirit of the dead
- The Color PurpleWalker's Pulitzer-winning novel
- EGOTFour-award entertainment achievement
comedian · actress · Oscar · Academy Award · moderator · Broadway · dreadlocks · Star Trek · Comic Relief · improv
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Rube GoldbergUnnecessarily complicated mechanism
- Rube Goldberg machineNeedlessly convoluted mechanism