cheder

Hebrew and religious classes (often on Sundays) for elementary school children.

frosk

a slap

goyishe kop

Someone who fails to use his/her head; a dull mind. Someone who thinks like a non-Jew. Lit. "non-Jewish head."

hoo-ha

vagina

interjection of admiration or astonishment

hullabaloo, commotion

kosher

"acceptable according to Jewish [ritual] law" (JPS); "trustworthy, reliable" (Rosten); acceptable according to dietary laws

mechaye

"Pleasure, enjoyment, a real joy" (Rosten); something that gives great joy

Shabbos

the Jewish Sabbath

shlump

an unkempt person, a loser

tzitzit

A garment worn under the shirt by Orthodox men and boys, with a tassel hanging down from each of the four corners.

The fringes on a tallit (tallis) prayer shawl or on a tallit katan.

yachna

a talkative or gossipy woman

"a female meddler or busybody" (Steinmetz)

yid

A derogatory term used by non-Jews for a Jewish person (particularly so in Great Britain).

a Jewish person

zaidie

grandpa, grandfather