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So you think you know Yiddish

The Breman Museum Presents...
Across
To sweat
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.
A jerk, a stupid person
Family, or someone who is “like family”
good luck
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.
Grandmother
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.
Down
An expression of disgust or disapproval, representative of the sound of spitting.
A non-Jewish woman, all too often used derogatorily.
a food that is considered clean or fit to eat by Jewish dietary laws, or is slang for OK or correct.
Someone with constant bad luck.
To complain, whine or fret
To explode, or collapse as in aggravation.
A good homemaker, a woman who’s in charge of her home and will make sure you remember it.
Knick-knack, little toy, collectible or giftware.
Cheap, shoddy, or inferior
A clumsy person
Rear end, bottom, backside, buttocks.
To carry or travel with difficulty, as in “We shlepped here all the way from New Jersey.”
Excessively sentimental, gushing, flattering, over-the-top, corny. This word describes some of Hollywood’s most famous films.
Adjective describing someone as insane or as a noun to refer to a crazy person.
Insanity or craziness.
Female busybody or gossip. a yente though maybe not very high-class), so many people mistakenly think that yente means matchmaker.
Chat, make small talk, converse about nothing in particular with people you might want to impress.
This noun is synonymous with nerve and gall and is used to describe someone with the utmost confidence and audacity.
A non-Jewish boy
A greeting that means “deep peace”
It's the essence, substance, and practicalities of a matter.
Chicken fat or grease.
Exclamation of dismay, grief, or exasperation. The phrase
An expert, often used sarcastically.