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Quiz: Do you know these Yiddish terms used in English?

Yiddish is a language of European Jewry which is grammatically Germanic, but includes many words of Hebrew and Slavic origin. With Jewish migration in the last century to the UK and America, many Yiddish words have entered English usage. See if you can match up these words with their correct meaning.  Let us hear how you get on 🙂

  • Question of

    Chutzpah

    • Audacity
    • Cowardice
    • Clumsiness
  • Question of

    Mazel tov

    • Commiserations
    • Congratulations
    • Amen
  • Question of

    Goy

    • Rabbi
    • Non-Jewish person
    • Religious woman
  • Question of

    Mensch

    • a decent human being
    • a foreigner
    • a non-religious Jew
  • Question of

    Schlemiel

    • a non-Jewish woman
    • a dolt
    • a tailor
  • Question of

    Tchotchke

    • Chicken soup
    • rag
    • knickknack
  • Question of

    Schlep

    • Mutton
    • shop
    • make a tedious journey
  • Question of

    Schmooze

    • To converse informally
    • To get drunk
    • To fast
  • Question of

    Schmaltz

    • Gold
    • Prayer
    • sentimentality
  • Question of

    Nudnik

    • A stripper
    • A buffoon
    • a bore
  • Question of

    Kvetch

    • To haggle
    • to complain habitually
    • sauce
  • Question of

    Meshuggener

    • crazy person
    • Lithuanian Jew
    • skullcap
  • Question of

    Yenta

    • Sabbath meal
    • Head covering worn by women
    • gossipy woman
  • Question of

    Klutz

    • A clumsy person
    • A banker
    • A successful businessman

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  1. I have to say something here. I took the quiz a while ago but this time I got them all right. I forgot I took it before so no Oy Vey this time, but, Mazal Tov that I got them all right.

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    • You did well 🙂 It seems the integration of these words into English is quite patchy, in terms of location. Most of those I know, I know from film or telly.

  2. I got 8. But the truth I never heard of these words except for Klutz. As for the 7 correct answers, they were all lucky guesses…

    Hmm.. I never believed in luck.

    Hehehe

  3. I got 11 which I’m pretty proud of since I had to guess at a few. This quiz was very fun and unique. More quizzes like this please! maybe I’ll be able to get them all one day