"schmendrick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/ Audio: En-NYC schmendrick.ogg [New-York-City] Forms: schmendricks [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|yi|שמענדריק}} Yiddish שמענדריק (shmendrik), {{lang|yi|Shmendrik, oder di komishe Chaseneh}} Shmendrik, oder di komishe Chaseneh, {{lang|yi|שמענדריק, אָדער, די קאָמישע חתונה}} שמענדריק, אָדער, די קאָמישע חתונה Head templates: {{en-noun}} schmendrick (plural schmendricks)
  1. A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop. Wikipedia link: Avrom Goldfaden Synonyms: schmendrik, shmendrick, shmendrik Related terms: schlemiel, schmuck Translations (a stupid person): шме́ндрик (šméndrik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-schmendrick-en-noun-jhPNjOQI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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