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Miscellaneous
gesundheit!
Donner
Blitzen
kindergarten
gemÜtlich
hex
poltergeist
hausfrau
kaput
klutz
ersatz
verboten
kitsch
spiel
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DOGS
dachshund
schnauzer
Doberman pinscher
spitz
Some
Loanwords in English from Yiddish
mensch
gefilte fish
schlep
bagelkibitz: to meddle, to give unwanted kibbitzer:
a meddler
kvetcher: a chronic complainer
lox
shtick
k'nocher: a braggart
kuni lemmel: a simpleton
nudnick: a nag
nebbish: a sad sack
nudzh: a pesterer
gonif: a shady character
dreykop: an annoying person
chazzer: a greedy person
chaim yankel: a nobody
alter kocker: a crotchety old man
moishe pupik: a contrarian
meshugener: a crazy man
pisher: a callow person
plosher: a blowhard
plaatke-mache: a troublemaker
putz
shmoozer: a gossiper
schmo: a fall guy
shlemmiel: a social misfit
shimazel: a born loser
shvitzer: a show-off
schmaltz
schmuck
tumler: a prankster
tsitser: a useless bystander
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