What are some Jewish slang words?
The 10 Best Hebrew Slang Words
- Sababa- סבבה Literal translation: cool, great.
- Yalla- יאללה Literal translation: let’s go or ok, cool.
- Stam- סתם
- Achi- אחי
- Chai B’Seret- חי בסרט
- Tachles- תכלס
- Shtuyot Bamitz- שטויות במיץ
- Chavlaz- חבל”ז
What is a Jewish aunt called?
The Hebrew word for uncle is דּוֹד (dohd); the word for aunt is דּוֹדָה (doh-DAH – more commonly pronounced DOH-dah).
What is the Jewish word for crazy?
Meshugener
If you want to describe a crazy person in Yiddish you would call them “Meshugener’. The adjective is ‘Meshugge’. The Yiddish word ‘Mishpuche’ stems from the Hebrew “Mishpacha” and means family. Like the word family, the meaning of “Mishpuche” can be extended to close friends.
What does the term Fakakta mean?
defective, deficient
adjective. (also fakakta) 1US informal (especially in Jewish use) defective, deficient, or of very poor quality. ‘the Lexington line subway was all farkakte’
How do you say mom in Yiddish?
Mishpacha is family, Ima is mom, Abba is dad, Savta is grandma, and Saba is grandpa.
What does Oy vey Schmear mean?
Oy vey (Yiddish: אױ װײ) is a Yiddish phrase expressing dismay or exasperation.
What does YUTZ mean in Yiddish?
foolish
Definition of ‘yutz’ a person variously regarded as ineffectual, foolish, disagreeable, contemptible, etc. Word origin. < Yiddish.
What does bubala mean in Yiddish?
Bubala. A term of endearment, darling. It’s like, “oh sweetie!” But more fun. Because it sounds like boobie.
Is schlep a Yiddish?
The verb comes from the German sleppen, adopted with that meaning in the Yiddish schlepn or schlep, meaning “to drag, haul, lug.” “In Yiddish, the verb shlep is standard,” the lexicographer Sol Steinmetz, who spells the verb without the c, informs me, “with the literal meaning of ‘a pull, drag or jerk.
What is a Shanda in Yiddish?
Noun. shanda (plural shandas) (Jewish) shame; disgrace.