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fake shemp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
fake shemp
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.

Etymology

Coined by film director Sam Raimi in reference to Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges, whose sudden death in 1955 necessitated the use of these techniques to finish the films to which he was already committed.

Inflected Forms

fake Shemps (plural)

Questions

What does fake shemp mean?
A person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.
Where does fake shemp come from?
Coined by film director Sam Raimi in reference to Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges, whose sudden death in 1955 necessitated the use of these techniques to finish the films to which he was already committed.

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