What are some common yiddish words?

Answer by  notorious (249)

ver klempt -- choked up, as in "I'm getting all ver klempt. "

Answer by  greysquirrel (239)

My favorite is fershstinker: A stinker or a louse -- an easy one to remember.

Answer by  altos (224)

Meshugenah. Meaning crazy. As in, "Are you meshugenah?! "

Answer by  apple (447)

mensch - a real man. a person of character.

Answer by  jlaird (190)

shnoz - nose.

Answer by  benicio (257)

Chutzpah. Nerve. As in, "He didn't bring anything to the pot luck but had the chutzpah to complain there wasn't enough food?! "

Answer by  sunny83 (157)

schelp. sometimes shlep. to lug around. or to carry something with difficulty. i had to schlep this huge painting from new york to la.

Answer by  hefito (226)

putz - fool or idiot.

Answer by  shalom (271)

Schlemiel - a dumb person or someone that gets taken advantage of. [It's in the Laverne and Shirley theme song. ]

Answer by  manny (185)

shiksa -- a non-Jewish woman. it's used somewhat derogatively but but it's losing that negative connotation now.

Answer by  Taran (716)

1. baleboste-A good homemaker. 2. bissel-a little bit. 3. bubbe-It means Grandmother 4. bupkes-Not a word for polite company. 'goat or horse droppings. ' 5. chutzpah- extreme arrogance 6. feh - disgust or disapproval. 7. glitch- 'slip,' 8. gornisht- polite than bupkes 9. goy- a Gentile. 10. kibbitz-In Yiddish,it's related to the Hebrew or 'collective. '

Answer by  daubachsgirl23 (244)

Many common yiddish words you may already be familiar with. "Kibitz" means to meddle. "Mitsve" means a kind action. "Nosh" means to nibble at a food.