Yiddish /ˈjɪd.ɪʃ/ adjective2 •Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.As a Yiddish proverb has it: Badarf men hunik ven tsuker iz zis? Who needs honey when sugar is sweet? — 2007 •(informal) Jewish; relating to Yiddishkeit. formsmore Yiddish · most Yiddish