Yiddish Words in English

  • blintz – "pancake"
  • chutzpah – "impudence, gall"
  • glitch – "a slip"
  • goy – "nation"
  • klutz – "block, lump"
  • kosher – "fit, proper, lawful"
  • kvetch – "squeeze, press"
  • latke – "a patch"
  • maven – "one who understands"
  • megillah – "roll, scroll"
  • nitwit – "nothing"
  • nudge (person) – "fretter"
  • phooey – interjection of contempt
  • putz – "finery, adornment"
  • schlemiel – "bungler"
  • schlub – "worthless oaf"
  • schmaltz – "melted fat"
  • schmuck – "penis"
  • shiksa – "detestable girl"
  • shtick – "piece, slice"
  • spritz – "spray"
  • tchotchke – "trinket"
  • zaftig – "juicy"

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