Yiddish words Flashcards
Schnapps
brandy, alcoholic drink
Challah
soft egg bread
Bagel
chewy roll with a hole in the middle
Matzoth
unleavened bread
Nosh
food, eat
Kosher
permitted, clean, good (as of food)
Yenta
gossip
Boychik
little boy
Shmo
butt of a joke
Nudnick
bore
Noodge
nag
Shiksa
non-Jewish woman
Maven
expert
Klutz
clumsy person
Chai
life
Broche
blessing
Mazel tov
congratulations
Gesundheit
good health
Chutzpah
boldness, self-confidence
Bummer
annoying thing
Kibitzer
one who interferes
Kvetch
to grumble or complain
Golem
creature of clay brought to life by magic as in legend
Naches
proud pleasure
Mitzva
a good deed
Kine-abhora
magical phrase to ward off evil
Fen
expression of disgust
Boo-boo
mistake
Plotz
explode
Gehenna
hell
Mish-mosh
confusion
Bupkes
nothing
Mishegoss
nonsense
Phooey
express of disgust, contempt