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Yiddish for joy or blessings,pride especially from ones children, grandchildren
May your new son give you much nachas in years to come
nachas by Marnie Schwartz March 2, 2004
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Mexican Slang for Ass Cheeks. Derived from "nalgas".
Lamba mis nachas, cabron.
nachas by Raquel Daniels July 22, 2003
Yiddish term meaning pride or joy one feels for another's success or accomplishment, esp if one took part in the process of achieving that success
After many weeks of tutoring him, Joanne felt nachas when her little brother got an A on his math exam.
nachas by Godsdaugther22 December 3, 2011

SCHLEPPING NACHAS

Comes from the two well know yiddish words, "schlepping," to drag around, and, "nachas," meaning pride.

Dragging around the accomplishments of ones children.

It is no surprise that the Jewish community values intellectual accomplishments, and the Torah tells us to strive for greatness, to become a pillar of our community. In Judaism, a man, is not one who is an accomplished pugilist, or fighter. He is a bookish intellectual, a scholar, a doctor, phd, or attorney.
..oh did I tell you?! Barry is completing his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital! He will be great doctor, we always knew he would---even in college, he was at the top of his class, the president of all the clubs in high school! ...oh by the way, how is Ari doing?

Oy, there's Miriam, SCHLEPPING NACHAS again!