alte bubby

old woman, great-grandmother

alte haym

Eastern Europe (lit. "the old home")

altz iz gut

"All is well."

asina

Just like this/that, thus, in this manner. Such, even if.

baitsim

balls, testicles, lit. 'eggs'

bench licht

(light and) bless candles

cement mixer

non-Jewish woman

chaleria

Plague or cholera (literal or metaphorical)

"wreck," in the phrase "nervous choleria." A person who behaves wildly or badly.

farfufket

befuddled, taken aback, disoriented, confused

faribel

to have a grievance, to be aggrieved

grievance

fershnickered

Drunk, intoxicated, extremely drunk

fluden

log-shaped pastry stuffed with apricot preserves, chopped dates, walnuts, and raisins

ghattis

derogatory term for working-class or boorish Afrikaaner person

grizhidiker

nagging, annoying person

helzel

chicken neck, poultry neck, stuffed poultry neck, the skin around the chicken's neck which is then stuffed

I wish you well to wear it

A saying uttered on seeing a friend or relative wearing a new garment or accessory. It is value-neutral, not implying that the garment is nice, just that it is new.

kimmel

"kimmel bread" is rye bread with caraway seeds on top

klafte

a naughty or nasty woman; a bitch

klug

curse, but not a severe one

koppel

skullcap, kippah, yarmulke

Kratsmach

Tongue-in-cheek way of referring to "Christmas," especially among Jews who want to avoid uttering the name of Christ.

lobbus

a young mischievous person with a lot of chutzpah

a rascal, mischievous or cheeky child (usually a boy)

make

To urinate or defecate

nicht shabbos geret

Not to speak of on Shabbat (used when a subject is not suitable for the Holy Shabbat, primarily business and money manners, to indicate that one shouldn't discuss it). Usually followed by a short comment about the "forbidden" subject.

nishtikeit

a nobody

ongeshnosket

inebriated, drunk

pachech

a complainer

pish

urine

urinate

pishachs

(vulgar) urine, piss

polkeys

thighs (esp. of a chicken or baby)

shabash

Well done!

Money thrown on bride and groom at a wedding (Mountain Jews).

shaina maidel

pretty girl

well-behaved girl (female equivalent of mensch, which is sometimes used just for males but is often used for males and females)

shissel

A bowl, especially for mixing

shmais

Whack, wallop, smack

a Lubavitch news website: http://shmais.com/

shmecky

child-appropriate word for penis

affectionate term used to describe a child, often connoting silly or slightly naughty behavior

shtup

noun, the act of sexual intercourse

verb, have sexual intercourse

tsekrochen

slovenly, [feeling] feeble or fragile, usually owing to minor illness or a night of excess.

tsemisht

mixed-up, confused

tuches afn tisch

lay your cards on the table [lit. "backside on the table"]

vantz

bedbug

varem

warm, kind-hearted, friendly

Yoshke

an irreverent or derogatory name for Jesus Christ

a nickname for Yosef or Yehoshua (archaic Yiddish form)

yungerman

a married male learning in Kollel, as opposed to working for a living.

a young man