Yiddish

  • 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)