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This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).
An English sentence that uses either may be described by some as Yinglish, [1] though a secondary sense of the term describes the distinctive way certain Jews in English-speaking countries add many Yiddish words into their conversation, beyond general Yiddish words and phrases used by English speakers. [citation needed]
Used for a job well done. [1] L'chaim: לְחַיִּים To life Hebrew/Yiddish Hebrew and Yiddish equivalent of saying "cheers" when doing a toast [1] Gesundheit: געזונטהייט Health [ɡəˈzʊnthajt] Yiddish Yiddish (and German) equivalent of saying "bless you" when someone sneezes. Also sometimes "tsu gezunt". [2]
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The Joys of Yiddish is a book containing a lexicon of common words and phrases of Yinglish—i.e., words originating in the Yiddish language that had become known to speakers of American English due to the influence of American Ashkenazi Jews. It was originally published in 1968 and written by Leo Rosten. [1] [2]
Yiddish, [a] historically Judeo-German, [11] [b] is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.It originated in 9th-century [12]: 2 Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic.
Oxford, and most other sources think that the word is derived from Scheuster, the name of an unscrupulous 19th century lawyer. There is no mention of it being used primarily by Yiddish speakers, although if it were, then the entry would more naturally belong in list of English words of Yiddish origin. RMoloney 11:20, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
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