South Trenton 3
Fall, Water, Decatur Sts.
Mill St.
2-4 Cooper St.
Market, Cooper and Lamberton Sts.
Friday, January 4, 2019
Friday, December 14, 2018
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Selected Yiddish Words and Phrases 13 (Impress friends and family)
SHADKHEN: a professional matchmaker.
SHANDA: A shame, a scandal. The expression "a shanda fur die goy" means to do something embarrassing to Jews where non-Jews can observe it.
SHAYGETS: A gentile boy and man, also means a clever lad or rascal.
SHAYNER: Pretty, wholesomely attractive, as in shayner maidel (woman.)
SHIKSA: A gentile girl or woman.
SHLEMIEL: A dummy; someone who is taken advantage of, a born loser.
SHLEP: To carry or to move about. Can refer to a person, a "shlepper," who is unkempt and has no ambition.
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