Rainer Weikusat wrote:

> Yenta or Yente (Yiddish: יענטאַ‎) is a Yiddish designation for a woman
> who
> is a gossip or busybody
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yenta
>
> I don't think this was supposed to be a compliment.

But I don't think he thought of insulting someone...