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  1. Yiddish Glossary

    • Aliyah – an honor granted in synagogue, such as reading from the Torah or opening the ark
    • Alter cocker – colloquially, a crotchety old man
    • Babushka - a headscarf tied under the chin
    • Bashert - fate
    • Baleboosteh – an excellent homemaker
    • Bema – the platform where services are conducted in a synagogue
    • Bubkis – trivial, worthless. Literally, goat droppings
    • Faygeleh - small bird. ...
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    What are some common Yiddish phrases?
    • baleboste A good homemaker, a woman who’s in charge of her home and will make sure you remember it.
    • bissel Or bisl – a little bit.
    • bubbe Or bobe. ...
    • bupkes Not a word for polite company. ...
    • chutzpah Or khutspe. ...
    • feh! ...
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    Are there Yiddish words people misuse?
    We get upset when people misuse Yiddish words, like what happened with shpilkes. It literally means “pins,” and it describes impatience and nervous energy. A child with shpilkes has ants in his pants. So imagine our surprise when a non-Jewish newspaper writer described the late Sen. Arlen Specter as a “politician with real shpilkes.”
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    Is Yiddish a Semitic language?
    Yiddish is a fusion language: it has both Semitic and Indo-European (specifically) Germanic components, in addition to a less prominent but no less significant Slavic component (derived primarily from Polish and Ukrainian).
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  3. https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/yiddish-words

    WebPutz —A jerk, or a self-made fool, but this word literally means penis. Schlep — To carry or travel with difficulty, as in “We shlepped here all the way from New Jersey.” Schmooze (shmooze)— Chat, make small talk, converse …

  4. https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/yiddish-glossary
      • Bashert (n.) One's beloved; fiance(e): My bashert and I are soon to be married.
      • Bubbie (n.) Grandmother: My bubbie knits the cutest sweaters for me.
      • Bissel (n.) A little: Don't add more than a bissel of salt.
      • Bupkis (n.) Nothing: I was disappointed that I got bupkis for my birthday.
      • Chazari (n.) Anything bad or rotten; junk: That TV show is total chazari.
      • Chutzpah (n.) Nerve: It took a lot of chutzpah for Michael to stand up to his father.
      • Farfalen (adj.) Hopeless; doomed: His haggard look made him seem farfalen.
      • Fahrblunget (adj.) Mixed up: This messy house makes me feel so fahrblunget that I don't …
      • Feh (interj.) Indicates disapproval or displeasure: Feh, don't touch that dirty thing.
      • Ferklempt (adj.) Choked up; overwhelmed: The mother of the bride became ferklempt when …
  5. https://www.learnreligions.com/the-yiddish-word-dictionary-2076346
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    • Published: Jan 08, 2016
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      3. What Does 'Oy Vey' Mean? Oy vey (אױ װײ) is typically used when a situation …
      4. What Does 'Mazel Tov' Mean? Mazel tov (מזל טוב) is a Hebrew and Yiddish …
      5. What Does 'Chutzpah' Mean? Chutzpah (from the Hebrew חֻצְפָּה, pronounced …
      6. What Does 'Kvetch' Mean? Kvetch (קװעטשן) is a Yiddish word that means "to …
      7. What Does 'Bubkes' Mean? Bubkes (pronounced bub-kiss) is a Yiddish word …
      8. What Does 'Verklempt' Mean? Verklempt (פארקלעמפט) is a Yiddish word that …
      9. What Does 'Shiksa' Mean? Shiksa (שיקסע, pronounced shick-suh) is a Yiddish …
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