The Alternative Yiddish Dictionary

Yiddish slang - a part of The Alternative Dictionaries collection.

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d
dreck (noun)
shit, filth

k
kurva, kurve (fem.noun)
+ whore, hooker, prostitute self explanatory
Kush meer in toches
+ Kiss my ass Basically telling someone to get lost, but in a humerous yet slightly rude way
kush meer in tokhes
+ kiss my ass Basically telling someone to get lost, but in a humerous yet slightly rude way

o
oy, oy vey, oy vey ismier (interjection)
++ anything you want, generally expressing a negative emotion Can express anything from tiredness to sadness to martyrdom to anger to annoyance and so on. Listed as very strong, but it's all contextual (the stronger the emotion, though, the more appropriate one of the longer forms is). "Oy, it's so hot outside." "Oy vey, three tests this week! What will I do?" "Your mother? Cancer? Oy vey ismier. I'm so sorry."

p
plotz (verb)
fall down dead right now Usage: "oy, after all that shopping I'm about to plotz" Or "Ham and cheese sandwiches? If your grandfather weren't already dead, he'd plotz." Also see shikse for usage.
putz (noun)
dick, penis As in, "He's such a putz" or "I bet his putz is softer than a boiled carrot". It may be familiar from American slang.

s
schmegma
+ vaginal discharge Generally used as a noun meaning unpleasant vaginal secretions. I'm not sure of other uses.
shikker (adj.)
drunk Common word for being drunk, though not in a positive, happy sense. A trait often associated with Gentiles.
shikse (noun)
a ditzy, generally busty, female Pronounciation is closer to SHIK-suh. This is the kind of word grandmothers use to describe the blonde boy-toys that their teenage grandsons want to date. Generally insulting to a woman's mental abilities. As in, "You're dating ***HER***?? That shikse?? You want I should plotz?"
shlemazle (noun)
unlucky oaf. The sort of person who has soup spilled upon him by somebody else. (see schlemiel)
shlemiel (noun)
clumsy oaf. Klutz. The sort of person who, when at a fancy restaurant, invariably spills his soup.
shmuck (noun)
+ asshole Shut up shmuck
shtup (verb)
+ fuck, bang

t
tokhes (m. noun)
ass, bottom
tukhes oyfn tisch
+ "let's get down to brass tacks", "let's cut the crap" This literally means "ass on the table". It's not as offensive as it may sound, but it's mostly used among members of the same sex.

v
vashnukad
drunk; FUBAR; shit faced It is good to be Vashnukad!

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