THE GLOSSARY OF YIDDISH TERMS
Ref.: The Joys of Yiddish, Leo Rosten
Baleboosteh : Bossy Woman
Boychikel : (Diminutive of "Boychik") Affectionate term
for "Boy"
Chas Vesholem : (Has Vesholem) God forbid
Chavarim :(Plural of "Chaver") Friend, comrade, pal
Gonef : (Gonif, gonov)
1 - Thief, crook
2 - A clever person
3 - A precocious child
Goy : A Gentile, i.e. anyone who is not a Jew
Kaddish : The mourner's prayer
L'chayim : L'chaim) To life
Luftmensh : Someone with his head in the clouds