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- schtup – have sex with (someone).
- tuchus – buttocks.
- chazir – greedy person.
- hakn a tshaynik – rattle on loudly and insistently.
- kinahora – don’t tempt the evil eye.
- kvetch – complain.
- chutzpah – extreme self-confidence or audacity.
- mazel tov – congratulations.
- mentsh – good guy.
- mishegas – nonsense.
- oy vey – dismay.
- schlep – haul.
- schmuck – a foolish or contemptible person.
- spiel – speech.
- tsuris – aggravation.
- shtick – comic routine.
- shmooze – rub elbows.
- schmutz – dirt.
- kishkas – guts.
- bubala – darling.
- tchatchke – a knickknack.
- zei gezunt – be healthy.
- mechaye – enjoyment.
- dreykop – be slow.
- rachmones – compassion.
- shvitzing – sweating.
- schissel – a lot of.
- koyekh – strength.
- putz – a stupid or worthless person.
- gufreilach – bad. (not so bad, not so gufreilach)