schmendrick
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Etymology[edit]
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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schmendrick (plural schmendricks)
- A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.
- Some schmendrick from downstairs asked if you could turn down your stereo.
Translations[edit]
a stupid person
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