USEFUL YIDDISH WORDS AND PHRASES III

1. FERMISHT  - Shook up, upset, mixed -up
2. FERSHTIMLED - See FERMISHT
3. SCHLEP - Carry, drag -with the implied question, "Is it worth the trouble?" As, "You're going to schlep that suitcase all over Europe?"
4. SCHLOCK - Junk, something poorly made or badly used
5. SCHMALTZ - Literally, chicken fat - excessively sentimental or overly emotional behavior
6. SHADKHEN - Matchmaker
7. SHAYNA - Pretty
8. SHAYNA MAIDLE - Pretty girl
9. SHIKSA - Non-Jewish girl or woman (offensive)
10. SHMATA - Rag -often used to ridicule expensive clothes
11. SHMEER - Spread - as cream cheese - bribe
12. SHMOOZE - Talk/gossip/catch up on news in a friendly way - hang out
13. SHMUTZ - Dirt, smudge, greasy spot - anything gross
14. SHNORER - Beggar, cheapskate, moocher
15. SHNOZ - Nose - especially a big one
16. SCHTIK - A stick - individual way of doing things
17. SCHLEMIEL - The waiter who spills water on you
18. SCHLAMAZAL - The one the schlemiel spills water on
19. SHVITZ - Sweat (from heat or nervousness) As, "He was shvitzing like a mohel at his first bris."
20. SPRITZ - A squirt of water - as from a selzer bottle
21. SHVARTZ - Black - SHVARTZA - An African-American (offensive)
22. TCHOTCHKE - Knickknack, trinket
23. TSIMMES - A fuss, to-do - implying making a big deal out of something minor
24. TSURRIS - Troubles, woes - opposite of NACHAS
25. TUCHIS - Rear end, backside- also TUSH - TUSHIE