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Borscht Belt
region in the Catskill Mountains with many summer resorts frequented by Jews, especially in the mid twentieth century
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Chrismukkah
"Chrismukkah is a pop-culture portmanteau neologism referring to the merging of the holidays of Christianity's Christmas and Judaism's Hanukkah." (Wikipedia)
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goyish
"in the manner or style of a non-Jewish person" (JPS), especially something WASPy or "white bread"
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heeb
slang term used to describe a Jewish person
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JalapeƱo Bagel
A person of Hispanic (non-Jewish) and Jewish origins.
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JBA
Jew by Association
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Jew crew
group of Jews who hang out together
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Jewdar
ability to detect individuals' Jewishness (on analogy with "gaydar" and ultimately "radar")
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Jewfro
a large, frizzy hairstyle, sported by Jewish men (on analogy with "afro")
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Jewishness
The quality of being a Jew, not limited to (nor necessarily excluding) religion, ethnicity, biology, or nationality.
Ethnic or cultural Jewish identity, as distinct from "Judaism"
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Jewy
Highly identified Jewishly, either outwardly in terms of actions and affiliations, or inwardly based on self-definition.
Demonstating stereotypical or conspicuous appearance or behaviors that identify one as a Jew.
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kasha
buckwheat groats, commonly served with bowtie noodles ('kasha varnishkes'); porridge
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kasha varnishkes
kasha (buckwheat groats) with bowtie noodles
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kimmel
"kimmel bread" is rye bread with caraway seeds on top
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M.O.T.
"member of the tribe;" a Jew
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member of the tribe
non-derogitory slang term used to identify a Jewish person
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Mizrachi
adj. or noun describing a person or practice (including music and ritual) of Middle Eastern Jewish origin. Lit. "Eastern," "Oriental."
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name game
The attempt to identify whether someone is Jewish based upon whether their name 'sounds' Jewish.
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ongepotchket
overly elaborate, excessively decorated, slapped together senselessly
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pizza bagel
A person of (non-Jewish) Italian and Jewish descent.
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prakes
Stuffed cabbage, also known by holiptshes, goluptshes, and golomkes, among other names
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schmaltz
"Rendered chicken fat." (JPS)
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shkotz
berating term for a mischievous Jewish boy
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shnook
"An incompetent person who is deserving of pity but also likable" (JPS); "A customer easily persuaded, a sucker." (H.L. Mencken, American Language)
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triple-h
good-looking Jewish female ("hot Hebrew honey")
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tsu gezunt
a response after another person sneezes (analogous to "bless you")
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yenta
"A scandal spreader, a rumormongerer." (Rosten). Usually applied to women.
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zei gezunt
be healthy, be well; farewell!
(humorous) a recommendation for greater sophistication or awareness: "get real"
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Zulik
The boy is "wild" or "a wilde chaya"
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