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| Yiddish Dictionary bob(kes) beans, nothing He gave me babkes. farklempt bummed out, bad moodShe looks very ferklempt. farbisine bitter Don't be so forbissima. farblondzhet all mixed up I got all furblungit. ganif thief Don't be such a gannif. gelt money I got a lot of gelt for Hannukah. genuk enough I've had genoog out of you today! glik happiness Glick in the office makes for glick in the home. golem clumsy and sluggish The guy I work with is a real golem. goyim non-Jewish people The place was full of goyim. goyish(e) mind of a goyim He's got a real goyishke kup. handl bargain (verb) If you handel long enough, you'll get a good price. kakameyme crazy He's got cockamayme ideas. khalishes ugly That tablecloth is chalcious. khazer a pig He eats like a chaza. khazeray junk The dollar store is full of chazarai. khokhme bright idea That's a real good chochmeh. kholem dream That's a cholem of a house! khutspe nerve, unmitigated gall She has a lot of chutzpah to talk like that! kibitz to meddle She likes to kibbitz with everyone at the office kunts an accomplishment It was a real koontz to finally reach you on the phone. kreftik hearty That is some kreftig soup! kvell to glow with pride Oy, I could kvell watching those kids in the play kvetsh complainer Don't be such a kvetch. luftmentsh dreamer He's a real luftmensch when it comes to hard work! mamzer born out of wedlock He's a mumza. mazl-tov congratulations Mazel tov on the new baby. megile a long story I had to sit and and listen to the whole megillah mekhaye particularly delicious That dinner was a mechaya. mentsh a nice gentleman He was such a mensch. meshugine crazy person He acts like a real meshuginah. metsiye bargain (noun) That store has a great metziah onshoes. meyvin connoisseur She's quite the mavin when it comes to wine. mezumen cash I have to borrow some mezuma from the bank. mishigas craziness What kind of mishigas is that? mishmash hodge-podge There's a whole mishmash of words here. mishpokhe family Bring the whole mishpacha. miskayt ugly The daughter is a real meeskite. mitsve a good deed That was a real mitzvah you did. nakhes joy I get such nachas from putting these words down. nebekh little nerd He is such a nebbish. nosh snack We'll have a little nosh and then we'll talk nosher nibbler I'm a nosher all morning long. nudnik pest Stop being a nudnick and leave me alone! ongepatsht a little too much That outfit is a little ongapatchka pisk big mouth Let's hope he doesn't open up that pisk. plats burst You'll laugh until you plotz. pupik belly button You could see her pupick. shlep to drag I had to schlep it across town. shmendrek jerk He's a real schmendrick. sheygets non-Jewish male She married a shagitz. shiker drunkard That shicker has had too much to drink. shikse non-Jewish female He's going out with a shikse. shlekht bad That restaurant is generally schlecht shlemazl unlucky person The poor schlemazel had his car stolen. shlemil dope, fool He's a real schlemiel - always screwing up! shmates rags Your cloths look like shmatas. shmendrik fool The kid is a real schmendrick shmuz dirt It's covered with schmootz. shnorer beggar That guy is a real schnorrer. shpilkes nervous energy I had shpilkes before the interview. shtik routine So, that's his shtick. shver father in law My shver is a nice enough guy shviger mother in law The schvigger is coming. tokhes tush I'll pinch your tuchis. treyf non-kosher That food is trafe. tsures troubles That car gives me nothing but tzorress! tumul noise, confusion There's a lot of tuml coming from the kid's rooms utzing needling, bothering Stop utzing me. zay gezundt bless you Gesundheit! (when you sneeze) | |
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