Yiddish in America

Kosher	Right, Honest: It don't sound kosher to me.
Nosh	To eat a little something: I was noshing all day.
Cockamammie	Crazy: He's got cockamammie ideas.
Futz	To fiddle around; Geting your PC to work.
Chutzpah	Guts, Nerve, no Shame : He has chutzpah.
Gelt	Money: I got a lot of gelt for Chanukah.
Goyim	Non-Jewish people: The place was full of goyim.
Ganif	Thief: Don't be such a ganif
Kvetch	Complainer: Don't be such a kvetch.
Miskayt	Ugly: The daughter is a reall meeskite.
Mensch	A nice gentleman: He was such a mensch.
Mishegas	Craziness: What kind of mishegas is that?
Nebish	Little nerd: He is such a nebish.
Shlemazel	Unlucky person: The poor schlemazel had his car stolen.
Shmatas	Rags: Your clothes look like shmatas.
Shpilkes	Nervous energy: I had shpilkes before the interview.
Shtick	Routine: That's his shtick.
Kvel	To glow with pride: I could kvell watching those kids in the play.
Mazel	Luck: I got such a mazel.
Shlemiel	Fool: He's a real schlemiel, always screwing up.
Schmootz	Dirt: It's covered with schmootz.
Tsures	Troubles: That car gives me nothing but tsures.
Tsimmes	Fuss, Issue: She made a big tsimmes out of it.
Bupkis	Nothing: I got bupkis for my bonus.