Glossary
Glossary
broost: brisket
benny: a man’s overcoat
bupkis: nothing
chutzpah: nerve
ecco: lo, behold
es vet dir gornisht helfen: nothing will help
forshpiesers: hors d’oeuvres
gelt: money
Il uomo é un pavone: The man is a peacock
lansman: countryman
Men ken makhn dem kholem gresser vi di nakht: One can blow up a dream to be bigger than the night
mit vergnügung: with delight
non sono d’accordo: I disagree
noshes: snacks
putz: penis
Shabbas: Sabbath
shanda: scandal
shmattahs: rags or cheap dresses
schvarzes: blacks
tuchis: backside
volk: folk, common people
yahrzeit: the anniversary of someone’s death, especially a parent’s