chazzerai

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חזירײַ (khazeray, “filth, mess, dirty trick”), from Hebrew חזיר (khazír, “pig”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑːzəɹaɪ/, /ˈhɑːzəɹaɪ/

Noun

chazzerai (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Junk; trash; anything worthless.
    That movie was nothing but chazzerai.
  2. (slang) Food that is awful
    Who could eat such chazzerai?
  3. (slang) Anything disgusting or loathsome.
    A good deal of contemporary theater strikes me as chazzerai.

References

  • Rosten, Leo. (1968). The Joys of Yiddish. New York: Washington Square Press, pp. 90-91.
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