chazzerai

English

Alternative forms

• chozzerai, khazeray

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.

Related terms

• chazzer

References

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