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Oy vey, I'm verklempt: Yiddish words

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chutzpah
n.
audacity; nerve.
glitch
n.
a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
goy
n.,
a non-Jewish person; gentile.
kvell
v.i.
to be extraordinarily pleased; esp., to be bursting with pride, as over one's family.
kvetch
v.i.
to complain, esp. chronically.
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maven
n.
an expert or connoisseur.
meshugga
adj.
crazy; insane.
nebbish
n.
a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
nosh
v.i.
to snack or eat between meals.
nudnik
n.
a persistently dull, boring pest.
plotz
v.i.
to collapse or faint, as from surprise, excitement, or exhaustion.
schlemiel
n.
an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
schlep
v.t.
to carry; lug:
schlub
n.
a clumsy, stupid person.
schmaltz
n.
exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
schmear
n.
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
schmo
n.,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
schmooze
v.i.
to chat idly; gossip.
schmutz
n.
dirt; filth; garbage.
schnook
n.
an unimportant or stupid person; dope.
shlock
adj.
cheap; trashy:
shmatte
n.
an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
spiel
n.
a usually high-flown talk or speech, esp. for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
tchotchke
n.
an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament.
tuchis
n.
the buttocks.
yenta
n.
a person, esp. a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
zaftig
of a woman having a pleasantly plump figure.
oy
used to express dismay, pain, annoyance, grief, etc.
shtick
esp. in comic acting a routine or piece of business inserted to gain a laugh or draw attention to oneself.

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