How Much Yiddish Do You Know?

Yiddish is a weird language. It is a strange mixture of Hebrew, German, Polish and ancient Aramaic. The result is a funny sounding language, a dying language only old Jewish people now speak. While it is quickly disappearing as a language, some of the best words have made their way into other languages, such as English. Let's see how many of these Yiddish words you know!
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
Head
Lettuce
Bum
Nothing
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
Cheating; committing fraud
Lying
Self Aggrandizing
Sweating; making an effort
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
A group of families
Another word for the Sabbath
A Jewish household
A particular routine or gimmick
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
Jewish Dance
Jewish mother
Someone's posterior
Someone's shoulders
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
Gall
Friday night dinner
Another word for grandchild
A cheeky child
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
Lazy person
Clumsy person
Lying person
Egotistical person
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
A complainer
A good husband
An argumentative person
A righteous person
 
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Hint
What does this Yiddish word mean?
Children
A mix of various foods on a plate
Human being
A good, reliable man
 
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Hint
What does this Yiddish word mean?
Stupid
Clumsy
Crazy
Angry
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
A strand of hair
A person who doesn't eat much
A sweet, funny person
A little dirty substance
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
Get very sick
Carry; move slowly
Gift someone with food
Slide; fall over
 
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What does this Yiddish word mean?
Making food for a party of people
Chat charmingly to gain advantage
Serve people with wine
Gaining weight; becoming very fat
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