You Think You're Such A Big Shot Because You Know A Little Yiddish? So Did The People Who Used The Words Listed Here!

WRONG WORD	SHOULD BE	CONTEXT
Putz	Plotz	"I was so full I could just putz."
Schmucked	??	"I really schmucked him!" (Heard in South Dakota)
Schmaltz	Schmuck	"He's such a schmaltz."
Schlep	Shtup??	"I have to schlep the peanut butter into the jar."

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