schmendrick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/ En-NYC schmendrick.ogg

Word forms

schmendrick schmendricks schmendrik shmendrick shmendrik

Etymology

From Yiddish שמענדריק (shmendrik), from the name of a character in the operetta Shmendrik, oder di komishe Chaseneh (Schmendrik, or The Comical Wedding; שמענדריק, אָדער, די קאָמישע חתונה) by Avrom Goldfaden.

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