Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

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.

Noun edit

שמענדריק (shmendrikm

  1. (derogatory) fool, nincompoop

Descendants edit

  • English: schmendrick