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Language |
Phrase |
Meaning |
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Yiddish
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chutzpah
|
gall, arrogance, audacity
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Yiddish
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Dreck
|
dirt, junk
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Yiddish
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goy
|
gentile, non-Jew
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Yiddish
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klutz
|
clumsy or insensitive person
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Yiddish
|
maven
|
expert
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Yiddish
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mazel tov
|
congratulations
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Yiddish
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meshugge
|
crazy, weird, silly
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Yiddish
|
oy vey
|
oh boy, wow
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Yiddish
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shiksa
|
non-Jewish female
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Yiddish
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shlep
|
to carry, to travel
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Yiddish
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shmo
|
fool, obnoxious person
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Yiddish
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shtick
|
characteristic gimmick or routine
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