schmendrick

English

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

  • IPA: /ˈʃmɛndrɪk/

Alternative forms

  • shmendrick

Noun

schmendrick (plural schmendricks)

  1. a stupid person, a fool, a nincompoop
    Some schmendrick from downstairs asked if you could turn down your stereo.

See also

Last modified on 19 May 2013, at 19:42