A Hebrew Slang Dictionary

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MeaningDirect TranslationTransliterationHebrew
What’s up?What is happening?Ma kore??מה קורה
What’s up?What is the situation?Ma ha matzav??מה המצב
ByeYalla, byeיאללה, ביי
Cool! / Great / OKSababaסבבה
Fantastic! / It’s a waste of time!Shame on the timeChaval al hazmanחבל על הזמן
I’d love toWith funBe kefבכיף
Copy that / doneClosedSagurסגור
Terrible / AwefulOn the faceAl HaPanimעל הפנים
GreatArabic word meaning greatAchlaאחלה
Mess / Problems / complicated situationDisorderBalaganבלאגן
SnackNishnushנשנוש
Cheers!To lifeL'chaim!לחיים
FacebookFaceפייס
Kef means fun and Retzach means, murderVery funKef retzachכיף רצח
Let's go! Let's do it!Arabic word for get going, move onYallaיאללה
Come on / You got carried awayComeBohבוא
Used as dude/broMy brotherAchiאחי
To describe something that is excellent / great / awesomeFireEshאש
Sure thing / no problemCheckedBadukבדוק
To describe something that is unbearable / annoyingNot / NonBiltiבלתי
Uncontrollable craving for somethingAn uncontrollable cravingDudaדודא
Straight forwardStraight forwardDuchדוך
Very high classVery high classJonglareג'ונגלר
Stupid / DumbStupid / DumbDbahדבע
Agreeing / going with the flowFlowingZoremזורם
Someone who has a lot of moneySomeone who has a lot of moneyTachunטחון
MeaningMeaningYa'aniיעני
It's possible / there's a chanceThere is a situationYesh Matzavיש מצב
Ace (used to describe someone who is increadible in something he did - nailed it!)Ace (used to describe someone who is increadible in something he did - nailed it!)Totachתותח
Amazing!Amazing!Katlaniקטלני
Straight to the pointIn reality, bottom lineTachlesתכלס
Someone who is disconnected from reality, living in a fantasy worldLiving in a movieChai B'Seretחי בסרט
to describe something that is total noncenceNonsense in juiceShtuyot Bamitzשטויות במיץ
Do things one at a time / step by stepCow CowPara Paraפרה פרה
Just kidding / no specific reason / just 'cuzNothing / PurposelesslyStamסתם
When something suits just right / to feel like itComes to me goodBa li tovבא לי טוב
Good Job! / well done! / way to goAll the respectKol hakavod!!כל הכבוד
No way / impossible / not a chanceThere is no situationEin Matzavאין מצב
No way! / what are you talking about?What suddenlyMa Pit'omמה פתאום
FinallyEnd EndSof Sofסוף סוף
Stubborn, toughKashuachקשוח
Long story shortShorteningKitzurקיצור
YAYThere isYesh!יש
Exhausted / hopeless / worn outFinished / completedGamurגמור
Doing something quietly or secretlyBe’shu’shuבשושו
A time of relaxationStomach, backBeten gavבטן גב
To describe an event/series of events that are unbelievable - in a bad wayWhat a movieEizeh seretאיזה סרט
An Arabic word meaning an embarrassing failure, carelesss mistakeFadichaפדיחה
Everything is perfectIt’s all honeyHaKol Dvashהכל דבש
Craziness, uncontrolled behaviorAn Arabic word meaning aggravating, annoying or irritatingJananaג’ננה
Filth, dirt, scum, filthy, dirtyGrime or gungeJiffaג'יפה
What’s the score?How much, how much?Kama kama??כמה כמה
Used as slang for stating the obviousLike, duh!Ke’ilu daכאילו דה
Shady business plan / manipulation / working the system to your advantageShort for combinationKombinaקומבינה
Cool!Magnivמגניב
Used when you meet someone a few times within a short timeThird time, ice-cream!Pa’am Shlishit, Glidaפעם שלישית, גלידה
Great / fantastic / awesomeThe end of the roadSof Haderechסוף הדרך
Used to describe a place in the middle of nowhereThe end of the world, on the leftSof ha’olam smolaסוף העולם שמאלה
Sponge or SpongingSponjaספונג’ה
To describe something that is just right / meant to beThis is it!Zeh zeh!זה זה
Used in different ways with different meanings, depending on the pronunciation, it could mean: really(?) (!)/ I see / You don't say!Arabic word meaning seriously! I swear!Wallaוואלה