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The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
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The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
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Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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chap
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chiyuv
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chrain
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Diaspora Jew
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ess
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farbreng
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fress
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gam zu l'toyve
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geferlech
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Gehenom
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ger
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geshmak
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gevald
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gey schluffen
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gezerah
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gezunt
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ghattis
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glitch
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golem
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gonif
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gribines
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gurnisht
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gut moed
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gut yontef
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hafsaka
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halevai
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hashkafah
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hazarai
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hoo-ha
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I wish you well to wear it
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inyan
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kaboles ponem
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kasha
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kavanah
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kedai
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kein yirbu
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kli
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kvetch
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l'havdil
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landsman
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lashon hakodesh
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levaye
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leytsanus
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madrega
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madrich
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maidel
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