schmendrick

English

Alternative forms

• 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/

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Noun

schmendrick (plural schmendricks)

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

   Some schmendrick from downstairs asked if you could turn down your stereo.

Translations

a stupid person

• Russian: шме́ндрик m (šméndrik)

See also

• schlemiel
• schmuck