כּלבוניק
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew כל "all" + Hebrew בו "within him" + ־ניק (-nik, agentive suffix)
Noun
[edit]כּלבוניק • (kolboynik) m, plural כּלבוניקעס (kolboynikes)
- know-it-all, someone who uses a wide breadth of knowledge to show off, put down others, or cause trouble needlessly
- a jack-of-all-trades, someone who can do any required task.