English words from Yiddish
- firstPreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
- roseA shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
- hackerSomeone who hacks.
- MeyerA male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.
- feinAlternate spelling of feen. Popularized by Travis Scott
- vigSynonym of vigorish (“charge taken on bets”).
- platzTo become aggravated.
- yeshivaAn academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
- vigorishA charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
- gluckTo flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of spurts, as when liquid is emptied through the narrow neck of a bottle.
- KORTA surname.
- KilA surname.
- tushA tusk.
- noshFood.
- KeimA surname.
- ChumashA member of a particular Native American people of southern California.
- YisroelA male given name from Yiddish.
- simchajoy
- landsmanA person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.
- MilgramA surname from Yiddish
- schmutzdirt, filth
- matzoThin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.
- HaskinA surname.
- TurkelA surname.
- MilmanA surname.
- KlepperA surname from German.
- halvaA confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
- schlepTo carry, drag, or lug.
- FreilichA surname from Yiddish.
- babkaA Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, such as chocolate or lemon.
- plotzTo flop down wearily.
- LeibelA surname from Yiddish.
- cobberA pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
- fingermanA surname from Yiddish.
- barcheschallah
- break a legGood luck!; Do your best!; Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.
- BundismA secular socialist ideology and movement among Ashkenazi Jews that advocated non-separatist Jewish autonomism, the cultivation of Ashkenazi culture and worker organisation.
- chaptzemHelp! Catch him/her/them!
- farblondjetLost.
- finnufA five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
- gazumpTo swindle; to extort.
- gunselSynonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
- gunzelA railway or tram enthusiast; particularly (formerly derogatory) one who is overly enthusiastic or foolish.
- hondelTo bargain; to haggle.
- hoo-haA fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.
- ingberlachAn Ashkenazi Jewish confection made with honey and ginger.
- kvellTo feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
- landsleitPeople from the same town, in American Jewish communities.
- lupperA finger.
- mamashreally, very, truly
- mazumaCash, money.
- mishpochaAn (extended) family or clan.
- nebbishOne who is fearful, indecisive and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility.
- noogieAn act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
- ooftishMoney.
- oofyHaving lots of money rich, wealthy.
- pletzelA flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy, somewhat similar to a bagel
- sandekA person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision.
- schavA kind of borscht made with sorrel (or occasionally lemongrass).
- schlubbyClumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.
- schmegeggyAn idiot; a jerk.
- schmutterClothing.
- shechtto perform shechita, to ritually slaughter
- shickeredDrunk.
- shtreimelA fur hat, usually worn by some married Haredi Jewish men on Shabbat and during Jewish holidays and other festive occasions.
- shtusnonsense, stupidity
- shulgoerOne who attends shul (“a synagogue”); a practising Jew.
- shvigerA mother-in-law.
- TasherPertaining to the Tash Hassidic community.
- tovelto immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh
- tsimblA cymbalom, or hammered dulcimer, used in klezmer music.
- tushieButtocks, bottom.
- TwerskyA surname from Yiddish.
- YiddishistA proponent of the Yiddish language and culture.
- ZiskindA surname from Yiddish