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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.
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al regel achat
lit. "on one foot"; off-the-cuff; "To answer a question or deal with a query very briefly and cursorily." (Glinert)
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b'emet
"As a matter of fact." (Weiser); "Really?"
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balagan
"a disorderly, confusing, and/or overwhelming situation" (Glinert)
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bekitzur
"Briefly or concisely: succinctly" (Weiser)
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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
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boydem
attic
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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.
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chas v'chalila
"heaven forbid" (Steinmetz's Yiddish and English dictionary)
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chaverim
members, friends
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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.)
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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)
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madrega
level, especially spiritual level
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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
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nu
so what?; so?; hurry up already
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strudel
A pastry made by rolling up a thin sheet of dough with a fruit or cheese filling and baking it.
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