chazzerai

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/ˈxɑːzəɹaɪ//ˈhɑːzəɹaɪ/

noun

Junk; trash; anything worthless.

“Who could eat such chazzerai?”

OriginYiddish חזירײַ ← Hebrew חזיר →
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Meanings

nounchazzerai (uncountable)

alternative chozzerai · alternative khazeray · alternative chazerai

  1. slanguncountableJunk; trash; anything worthless.

    That movie was nothing but chazzerai.

  2. slanguncountableFood that is awful

    Who could eat such chazzerai?

  3. slanguncountableAnything disgusting or loathsome.

    A good deal of contemporary theater strikes me as chazzerai.

Origin

  1. Hebrewחזיר“pig”
  2. Yiddishחזירײַ“filth, mess, dirty trick”
  3. Englishchazzerai

Borrowed from Yiddish חזירײַ (khazeray, “filth, mess, dirty trick”), from Hebrew חזיר (khazír, “pig”).

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APA

chazzerai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chazzerai

MLA

“chazzerai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chazzerai. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chazzerai,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chazzerai.

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