Chazzerai

//ˈxɑːzəɹaɪ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Junk; trash; anything worthless. slang, uncountable

    "That movie was nothing but chazzerai."

  2. 2
    Food that is awful slang, uncountable

    "Who could eat such chazzerai?"

  3. 3
    Anything disgusting or loathsome. slang, uncountable

    "A good deal of contemporary theater strikes me as chazzerai."

Example

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"That movie was nothing but chazzerai."

Etymology

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

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