chazzerai

English

Etymology

From chazzer (Yiddish חזיר (khazer), from Hebrew חזיר (hazír)).

Noun

chazzerai (uncountable)

1. (slang) Food that is awful.

   Who could each such chazzerai?

2. (slang) Junk; trash.

   That movie was nothing but 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.