ad me'ah v'esrim

[may you/he/she live] "until a hundred and twenty" -- often used as a birthday wish for long life, or when mentioning a person who is getting on in years.

al regel achat

lit. "on one foot"; off-the-cuff; "To answer a question or deal with a query very briefly and cursorily." (Glinert)

b'emet

"As a matter of fact." (Weiser); "Really?"

balagan

"a disorderly, confusing, and/or overwhelming situation" (Glinert)

bekitzur

"Briefly or concisely: succinctly" (Weiser)

besamim

"Literally, 'spices.' It almost always refers to the spices in the spice box used for the Havdalah ceremony" (JPS).

"Modern Israeli slang for illegal drugs" (JPS).

Spices

bitachon

faith, trust

security

boydem

attic

Breslover

A follower of the Hasidic branch of Judaism that adheres to the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, the great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov.

chas v'chalila

"heaven forbid" (Steinmetz's Yiddish and English dictionary)

chaver

friend

comrade, mister (in left-wing political organizations)

chaverim

members, friends

davka

just to annoy, just to be contrary

"definitely or exactly stated; specifically" (Weiser)

even; despite expectations to the contrary -- often with a slightly amused or ironic feeling of "wouldn't you know it?" or "of all things" ("of all people" ... etc.)

golus

literally "exile" (JPS); outside of the Land of Israel; away from a vibrant Jewish community; the time period since the destruction of the Second Temple at Jerusalem (Glinert)

madrega

level, especially spiritual level

malshin

verb: To slander, malign, speak loshon hara about somebody.

noun: One who slanders, especially one who turns over a Jew to non-Jewish authorities; informer, stool pigeon, snitch

matzav

situation

political, military situation in Israel/the Middle East

nu

so what?; so?; hurry up already

stam

only, simply, just for fun, not for a specific purpose

That's it!

Just kidding!

strudel

A pastry made by rolling up a thin sheet of dough with a fruit or cheese filling and baking it.