Glossary of Yiddish Terms
| Yiddish | English | |
| Bubbie | grandmother | |
| chupa | canopy | |
| chutzpah | gall | |
| daven | pray | |
| dybbuk | ghost | |
| Hashem | God | |
| Hora Kvetch |
celebratory dance complain |
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| L’chaim | a toast “to life” | |
| macher | important person | |
| Mazel Tov | congratulations | |
| meshuga | crazy | |
| mezuzah | sacred door ornament | |
| plotz | faint | |
| pupikel | belly button | |
| schpilkis | nerves | |
| Sheina kindela | dear one | |
| tsorus | problems | |
| vey ismere | Oh woe! | |
| Yeshiva | religious school | |
| Zadie | grandfather |