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Yiddish Loan Words Quiz

Try to guess these yiddish loan words by their descriptions mentioned below.
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Last updated: February 5, 2020
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A clumsy, akward, or foolish person
Klutz
Money
Gelt
A small malfunction
Glitch
Cured salmon
Lox
Dirt
Schmutz
Bastard
Mamzer
A doughy snack stuffed with potato, meat, or cheese
Knish
A ring-shaped bread roll made by boiling or steaming, and then baking, the dough
Bagel
A multipurpose interjection analogous to "well?", "so?", or "so what?"
Nu
A chilled soup made of sorrel
Schav
Pleasingly plump, buxom, full-figured, as a woman
Zaftig
A talkative woman; a gossip; a scold
Yenta
Spread
Schmeer
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An upright person; a decent human being
Mensch
To pester, nag, whine
Noodge
A Lithuanian Jew
Litvak
A man-made humanoid; an android
Golem
A sweet cheese-filled crepe
Blintz
The circumcision of a male child
Bris
Worthless, distasteful, or nonsensical material
Dreck
A thief, scoundrel, rascal
Ganef
A gentile, term for someone not of the Jewish faith or people
Goy
To express great pleasure combined with pride
Kvell
Potato pancake, especially during Hanukkah
Latke
Correct according to Jewish law, normally used in reference to Jewish dietary laws
Kosher
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