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schmendrick

/ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schmen-drick
IPA
/ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: שמענדריק

Usage

Inflected Forms

schmendricks (plural) schmendrik (alternative) shmendrick (alternative) shmendrik (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

schlemiel schmuck

Questions

How do you pronounce schmendrick?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/.
What does schmendrick mean?
A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.
Where does schmendrick come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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