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The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
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Bukharian: Jews with ancestry in Central Asia, such as Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
Juhuro: Jews with ancestry in the Caucasus region, such as Azerbaijan and Dagestan, also known as Kavkazi, Gorsky, or Mountain Jews
Chabad: Jews affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch movement
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The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
Other
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Use:
Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
All
Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
Younger: Jews in their 30s or younger
Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)
Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage
Organizations: People involved in a professional or volunteer capacity with Jewish nonprofit organizations
Ethnic: Jews whose Jewish identity is primarily ethnic
Syrian: Jews with recent ancestry in Syria
Persian: Jews with recent ancestry in Iran
Bukharian: Jews with ancestry in Central Asia, such as Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
Juhuro: Jews with ancestry in the Caucasus region, such as Azerbaijan and Dagestan, also known as Kavkazi, Gorsky, or Mountain Jews
Chabad: Jews affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch movement
Russian: Jews whose ancestors were Russian-speaking Jews and migrated to English-speaking countries from the Soviet Union or Russia from the 1980s to the present
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bisl
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biz hundert un tsvantsik
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bli neder
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broch
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broiges
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bubbale
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bubbe meise
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cement mixer
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chrain
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drasha
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dreck
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dybbuk
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ein hachi nami
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einikel
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emesdik
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erlech
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ess
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farbissiner
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farbreng
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farbrengen
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farbrente
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farher
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faribel
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farshtunken
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feigele
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fertig
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fin
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forshpayz
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freilach
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fress
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gam zu l'toyve
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gantseh
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gatkes
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gayve
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geferlech
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genug
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genug shoyn
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ger
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geschrei
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gesheft
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gevald
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gey avek
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gey schluffen
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gezinta
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gezunt
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gezunterheyt
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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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hak mir nisht keyn tshaynik
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helzel
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hoo-ha
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I wish you well to wear it
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kaddishl
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kasha
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keinehora
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khremzl
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kimmel
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kinder
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kishka
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kishkas
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klug
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knaidel
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koppel
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Kratsmach
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kvell
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kvetch
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landsman
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lobbus
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lokh in cup
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madrega
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maidel
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make
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mamaleh
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mame-loshn
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mamzer
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mechaye
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mechuten
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mechuteneste
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