To stand around talking and making wisecracks, and it can also mean to give someone advice and commentary when they are trying to work.
An honorable, decent, stand-up person
A word that means nothing. When you know zip, nada, zilch about a subject matter.
Often used as an insulting word for a self-made fool, but you shouldn’t use it in polite company at all, since it refers to male anatomy.
To experience pride in someone else, typically one’s children
Serious troubles, not minor annoyances.
Tattered clothing that looks well-worn. A rag.
Literally “slip,” “skate,” or “nosedive,” which was the origin of the common American usage as “a minor problem or error.”
Chat, make small talk, converse about nothing in particular.
Dirt – a little dirt, not serious grime.
Smart person. Literally means “Jewish head.”
Literally it menas"face." However, you wouldn't use it simply to refer to someone's visage. This Yiddish word is more specifically used, most often by grandparents, to endearingly talk about someone's sweet face.
A jerk, or a self-made fool, but this word literally means penis.
A general word that calls for a reply. It can mean, “So?” “Huh?” “Well?” “What’s up?” or “Hello?”
More polite than bupkes, and also implies a strong sense of nothing: Beyond help.
Quite simply, a goy is just someone who isn't Jewish. And when there are multiple non-Jewish people in a group, you refer to them not as goys, but as goyim.
A scandal, embarrassment.
Family, or someone who is “like family”
Something you’re known for doing, an entertainer’s routine, an actor’s bit, stage business; a gimmick often done to draw attention to yourself.
Or nash. To nibble; a light snack, but you won’t be light if you don’t stop noshing. Can also describe plagarism, though not always in a bad sense; you know, picking up little pieces for yourself.