schmendrick
schmendrick · schmendricks
A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoopA stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.
/ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/
Meaning
1 senses(Jewish, US, derogatory, slang)A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.
Some schmendrick from downstairs asked if you could turn down your stereo.
шме́ндрикšméndrik
Translations
2 languagesРусский
a stupid person:
Origin
From Yiddish שמענדריק (shmendrik), from the name of a character in the operetta Shmendrik,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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