| Yiddish Swearing |
English Translation |
| Eyn imglik iz far im veynik. |
One misfortune is too few for him. |
| Shteyner zol zi hobn, nit kayn kinder. |
She should have stones and not children. |
| Azoy fil ritzinoyl zol er oystrinkn. |
He should drink too much castor oil. |
| Oyf doktoyrim zol er dos avekgebn. |
He should give it all away to doctors. |
| Zol er krenken un gedenken. |
Let him suffer and remember. |
| Zalts im in di oygen, feffer im in di noz. |
Throw salt in his eyes, pepper in his nose. |
| Shteyner af zayne beyner. |
Stones on his bones. |
| Trinkn zoln im piavkes. |
Leeches should drink him dry. |
| Lakhn zol er mit yashtherkes. |
He should laugh with lizards. |
| A hiltsener tsung zol er bakumn. |
He should grow a wooden tongue. |
| Krugn zol er di (town name here) brokh. |
He should get the (town name here) hernia. |
| Fransn zol esn zayn layb. |
Venereal disease should consume his body. |
| Farshporn zol er oyf(tsu)shteyn? |
Why bother getting up alive? |
| Er zol kakn mit blit un mit ayter. |
He should crap blood and pus. |
| A kramp (a kram, a kortsh) im in layb (in boyakh, in di kishkes, in di
gederem, in di finger). |
A cramp in his body (in his stomach, in his guts, in his bowels, in his fingers and toes). |
| Meshuga zol er vern un arumloyfn (iber di gasn). |
He should go nuts and run around (through the streets). |
| Vi tsu derleb ikh im shoyn tsu bagrobn. |
I should outlive him long enough to bury him. |
| Got zol im bentshn mit dray mentshn: eyner zol im haltn, der tsveyter zol im shpaltn un der driter zol im ba’haltn. |
God should bless him with three people: one should grab him, the second should stab him and the third should hide him. |
| A groys gesheft zol er hobn mit shroyre: vus er hot, zol men bay im nit fregn, un vos men fregt zol er nisht
hobn. |
He should have a large store, and whatever people ask for he shouldn’t have, and what he does have shouldn’t be requested. |
| Ale tsores vos ikh hob oyf mayn hartsn, zoln oysgeyn tsu zayn kop. |
All problems I have in my heart, should go to his head. |
| A meshugener zol men oyshraybn, un im araynshraybn. |
They should free a madman, and lock him up. |
| Es zol dir dunern in boykh, vestu meyen az s’iz a homon klaper. |
Your stomach will rumble so badly, you'll think it was Purim noisemaker. |
| Migulgl zol er vern in a henglayhter, by tog zol er hengen, un bay nakht zol er
brenen. |
He should be transformed into a chandelier, to hang by day and to burn by night. |
| Ale tseyn zoln bay im aroysfaln, not eyner zol im blaybn oyf tsonveytung. |
All his teeth should fall out except one to make him suffer. |
| Hindert hayzer zol er hobn, in yeder hoyz a hindert tsimern, in yeder tsimer tsvonsik betn un kadukhes zol im varfn fin eyn bet in der
tsveyter. |
A hundred houses shall he have, in every house a hundred rooms and in every room twenty beds, and a delirious fever should drive him from bed to bed. |
| Vifil yor er iz gegangn oyf di fis zol er geyn af di hent un di iberike zol er zikh sharn oyf di
hintn. |
As many years as he’s walked on his feet, let him walk on his hands, and for the rest of the time he should crawl along on his ass. |
| Zol es im onkumn vos ikh vintsh im (khotsh a helft, khotsh halb, khotsh a tsent
kheylik). |
Let what I wish on him come true (most, even half, even just 10%). |
| In di zumerdike teg zol er zitsn shive, un in di vinterdike nekht zikh raysn af di
tseyn. |
On summer days he should mourn, and on wintry nights, he should torture himself. |
| Finstere leyd zol nor di mama oyf im zen. |
Black sorrow is all that his mother should see of him. |
| Oyskrenkn zol er dus mame’s milakh. |
He should get so sick as to cough up his mother’s milk. |
| Gut zol oyf im onshikn fin di tsen makes di beste. |
God should visit upon him the best of the Ten Plagues. |
| Er zol altsting zen, un nit hobn farvos (mit vos) tsu koyfn. |
He should see everything, but have no reason (with what) to buy it. |
| Khasene hobn zol er mit di malekh hamoves tokhter. |
He should marry the daughter of the Angel of Death. |
| Tsen shifn mit gold zol er farmorgn, un dos gantse gelt zol er farkrenkn. |
Ten ships of gold should be his and the money should only make him sick. |
| Zayn mazl zol im layhtn vi di levone in sof khoydesh. |
His luck should be as bright as a new moon. |
| Er zol hobn paroys makes bashotn mit oybes krets. |
He should have Pharaoh’s plagues sprinkled with Job’s scabies. |
| Heng dikh oyf a tsikershtrikl vestu hobn a zisn toyt. |
Hang yourself with a sugar rope and you’ll have a sweet death. |
| Me ois vaxen svi a tsibele miten cup in vant. |
You should grow like an onion with your head in the ground. |
| Got zol gebn, er zol hobn altsding vos zayn harts glist, nor er zol zayn geleymt oyf ale ayvers un nit kenen rirn mit der
tsung. |
God should bestow him with everything his heart desires, but he should be a quadriplegic and not be able to use his tongue. |
| Khazer |
A pig (a greedy person) |
| Gonif |
A swindler |
| Klutz |
A clumsy person |
| Meeskeit |
An ugly person |
| Yold |
A yokel |
| Shikseh |
A non-Jewish girl (slut) |
| Shaygetz |
A non-Jewish boy |
| Shikker |
A drunk |
| Tukhes lecher |
Ass-kisser |
| Shandhoiz |
Whore house |
| Fortz |
Fart |
| Momzer |
Bastard |
| Meshungina |
Crazy person |
| Chiam Yankel |
A half-wit |
| Alter kakher |
Old fart |
| Farbisener |
A sour person |
| Golem |
A clumsy and sluggish person |
| Klutz |
A clumsy person |
| Mishigas |
Craziness |
| Nebish |
Little nerd; a loser |
| Moyshe Pupik |
A jerk |
| Paskudnyak |
Horrible person |
| Schmendrick |
Fool, jerk |
| Shmendrek |
Fool, jerk |
| Shtarker |
A thug |
| Shtick holtz |
A person with no personality |
| Tochus leker |
A brown-noser, ass kisser |
| Tsatskele |
A bimbo |
| Zhlub |
A crude, unrefined person |
| Shvuntz |
A coward |
| Shtinker |
A stool pigeon |
| Tuchis |
Ass |
| Schmuck (Shmok) |
A dick; a fool |
| Putz (pots) |
A dick; a fool |
| Kurva |
Whore |
| Kish m'in toukhes |
Kiss my ass |
| Dreck |
Shit, filth |
| Shtup |
Fuck |
| Tokhes |
Ass |
| Mishugena |
Freak |
| Putznasher |
Dick sucker |
| Trichen ah furtz |
Dried old fart |
| Kaker punum |
Shit face |
| Schlemiel |
Retard |
| Jomandogtu |
You smell |
| Pierick |
Cunt |
| Shvag |
Shut up! |
| Gay k'ken in yam |
Go shit in the ocean |
| Faygala |
Faggot |
| Fartz du in gurgle |
Fart in your throat |
| Tuches arine |
Up your ass |
| Kish mine tuches |
Kiss my ass |
| Nafke |
Whore |
| Pashkudenyak |
A snotty person |
| Gey red tsu der vant |
Go talk to the wall |
| Stup ir |
Fuck you |
| Gey cocken oyf der vant |
Go shit on the wall |
| Geh cocken offen yom |
Go take a shit in the ocean |
| Tsu Tillas Gescheften |
Shove It |
| Pish de chuss en de yom |
Go take a piss in the sea |
| Kuck ind faall |
Do fuck all (lit. to a shit and fall over it) |
| Vantz |
An irritating person (lit. a bedbug) |
| K'nish |
Vagina |
| Kush in toches arein |
Kiss my ass |
| Shtik drek- |
Piece of shit |
| Trenen |
To rape |
| Kucker |
Shit head |
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