hekdeshness adj.— «Perhaps because he’s a sloppy fellow whose daughters, borrowing a Yiddish word from their grandmother, accuse him of creating a hekdesh (messy house) wherever he goes, Councilman David Yassky doesn’t mind immersing...
hekdesh n.— «Perhaps because he’s a sloppy fellow whose daughters, borrowing a Yiddish word from their grandmother, accuse him of creating a hekdesh (messy house) wherever he goes, Councilman David Yassky doesn’t mind immersing himself in...
shiddach n.— «Stu Loeser, a Bloomberg campaign spokesman, said the campaign had not made a decision about pursuing the party’s support. Mr. Stern said, “We have to wait for the shiddach,” using the Yiddish term for matchmaking...
shtunk n.— «Shtunk. From the Jewish. A smelly customer. [pencil] A bad customer. (Shtunk in Yiddish means a stink.)» —“Jewelry Auctioneers’ Jargon Obtained From Auctioneers and Jewelers on 42nd Street and 14th Street” by...
schuts n.— «Schuts. See “barrel edition.” [pencil] (Probably derived from corruption of schmuts, Yiddish for “dirt.”)» —“Mail and Newspaper Delivery Workers’ Slang and Jargon” by Individual delivery...
dreck n.— «Dreck. Cheapest quality leather. (Dreck is Yiddish for filth.)» —“Leather Workers’ Slang and Jargon” by Members of Suitcase, Bag, and Portfolio Union in Mass., N.J. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938...