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Bagel Joe
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The Boss.
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Bagelette
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A baby bagel.
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Blintz
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A crepe.
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Bubbie
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Grandmother.
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Bupkis
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Nada, nothing or as your friends say, "He's not worth bupkis!"
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Challah
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Braided egg bread.
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Chicken Soup
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Jewish penicillin.
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Chutzpah
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A lotta noive (nerve for those who don't live in The City).
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Fresser
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a good eater.
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Gefilte Fish
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It's fish. And it used to swim. That's about all we know.
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Gribenes
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Bits of fried chicken skin. A delicacy to those who know, and you know who you are.
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Horseradish
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Jewish salsa.
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Kasha
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Buckwheat
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Kishke
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Kinda like stuffing.
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Knish
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Filled pastry dough.
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Kreplach
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Jewish won-ton.
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Kugel
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Noodles with things.
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Kvetch
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Whine(and we all know The Bagel is a no kvetching zone)
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Latke
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A potato pancake, served with sour cream & applesauce.
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Lox
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Sunday's breakfast of smoked salmon.
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Mandel Bread
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Jewish biscotti.
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Maven
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An expert
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Mensch
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A good person.
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Meshugah
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Crazy
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Nosh
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A little bite to eat. No calories cause it's just a nosh.
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Nu?
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New(So what's up?)
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Oy
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Oy
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Pate
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Chopped Liver at a fancy party
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Pletzel
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Flat onion bread.
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Prake
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Stuffed cabbage.
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Rugulach
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Mini strudel.
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Sailor on Shore Duty
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Corned beef sandwich(In WWII, Seabees were sailors that did repairs...get it Seabee=CB)
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Schmaltz
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Cooking fat.
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Schmear
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Spread on a bagel.
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Schmooze
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Talk, talk, talk.
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Schnorrer
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A beggar, someone who takes advantage
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Shlep
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To carry or drag, even yourself-"Let's shlep to the mall."
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Tochis
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Rear end(butt)
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Tsuris
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Trouble
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Zaidy
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Grandfather
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