Growing up Jewish, hearing Yiddish words is something you're accustomed to. Sure, you know what they mean, but there's a ton of people who think you're just talking in gibberish. Here're 15 Yiddish words you need to know.

1. Bubbe

Simple, Bubbe means Grandmother. Sure, you may not know people who actually call their grandma that, but you've definitely have heard of it before.

2. Chutzpah

If someone has chutzpah, they have courage or confidence—at least, that's the English connotation.

3. Goy

A goy is a non-Jew. You don't want to upset Bubbe by marrying a goy.

4. Kosher

Keeping kosher is following the laws about what food you don't eat for Orthodox Jews. However, in English, when something is shady you can say, "That doesn't sound kosher."

5. Mazel Tov

Mazel Tov means good luck or congratulations. If you're snarky like me, you can reply "mazel" when your friend is telling you about something incredibly mundane they had to do.

6. Nosh

Ah, one of my favorites, and quite frankly one of every Jewish person's favorite. Nosh just means to snack. Going to dinner in an hour but haven't eaten all day? It's OK, just nosh on some pretzels.

7. Oy Vey (Oy Vy Iz Mir, Oy Gevalt)

All of the above are exclamations. They are used for dismay or exasperation.

8. Shalom

Shalom can be used for hi, goodbye and peace. Instead of peacing out and saying deuces, shalom works.

9. Shlep

Shlep can be used as a verb—shlepping. When you shlep, you're just carrying something around or dragging yourself places you don't necessarily want to go. You left your jacket in the car, but your parking spot is so far away and you don't want to make the shlep.

10. Schmuck

While shmuck refers to a certain male body part, it is an insult for someone who is a fool or an ass.

11. Spiel

A spiel is just a long dragged out speech or sales pitch. Often before a test, professors give the same spiel about keeping your eyes on your own paper.

12. Shmutz

Shmutz is dirt. If you have food remnants on your shirt or face, that's shmutz.

13. Shtick

Shtick is someone's MO, it's what they do, it's their routine.

14. Tchatshke

This is one of my favorites because it is fun to say. Tchatshkes are little trinkets. When you go away and press a penny, you've got yourself a tchatshke.

15. Tuches

Tuches, sounds like tush, means the same thing. Be careful around Bubbe, she might go squeeze your tuches.