schmendrick
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Yiddish שמענדריק (shmendrik), from the name of a character in the operetta Shmendrik, oder Die komishe Chaseneh (Schmendrik, or The Comical Wedding) by Avrom Goldfaden.
Pronunciation
Noun
schmendrick (plural schmendricks)
- A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.
- Some schmendrick from downstairs asked if you could turn down your stereo.
Translations
a stupid person
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