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So you think you know Yiddish?

Created by The Breman Museum
Across
Insanity or craziness.
A non-Jewish woman, all too often used derogatorily.
Dirt – a little dirt, not serious grime.
Exclamation of dismay, grief, or exasperation. The phrase
Chat, make small talk, converse about nothing in particular.
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.
Rear end, bottom, backside, buttocks.
This noun is synonymous with nerve and gall and is used to describe someone with the utmost confidence and audacity.
To experience pride in someone else, typically one’s children
Cheap, shoddy, or inferior
A clumsy person
Literally “slip,” “skate,” or “nosedive,” which was the origin of the common American usage as “a minor problem or error.”
Smart person. Literally means “Jewish head.”
To explode, or collapse as in aggravation.
A word that means nothing. When you know zip, nada, zilch about a subject matter.
A non-Jewish boy
An honorable, decent, stand-up person
A jerk, a stupid person
Chat, make small talk, converse about nothing in particular with people you might want to impress.
Family, or someone who is “like family”
To sweat
Grandmother
Serious troubles, not minor annoyances.
Down
Female busybody or gossip. a yente though maybe not very high-class), so many people mistakenly think that yente means matchmaker.
Someone with constant bad luck.
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.
Tattered clothing that looks well-worn. A rag.
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.
Excessively sentimental, gushing, flattering, over-the-top, corny. This word describes some of Hollywood’s most famous films.
An expression of disgust or disapproval, representative of the sound of spitting.
Knick-knack, little toy, collectible or giftware.
A greeting that means “deep peace”
To complain, whine or fret
good luck
To stand around talking and making wisecracks, and it can also mean to give someone advice and commentary when they are trying to work.
Adjective describing someone as insane or as a noun to refer to a crazy person.
More polite than bupkes, and also implies a strong sense of nothing: Beyond help.
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 good homemaker, a woman who’s in charge of her home and will make sure you remember it.
To carry or travel with difficulty, as in “We shlepped here all the way from New Jersey.”
It's the essence, substance, and practicalities of a matter.
Chicken fat or grease.
a food that is considered clean or fit to eat by Jewish dietary laws, or is slang for OK or correct.
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?”