chazer caucus n.— «We have a new caucus on Capitol Hill: the chazer caucus. For those of you who might not be hip, chazer is the Yiddish word for pig. As in, “Gee, that person has so much [fill in the blank], to grab for more is...
tsoris n.pl.— «“This has been phenomenal for me. I mean, I don’t have too many left, and I’ve had tsoris my whole life. I’m doing exactly what I want to do,” Brown said, using a Yiddish word for problems.» —“Brown May Remain in...
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...