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Where does “schmendrick” come from?

schmendrick (English) comes from Yiddish שמענדריק — fool, nincompoop.

schmendrick (English): A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop

Definitions

  1. A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop

Ancestry of “schmendrick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמענדריקfool, nincompoop
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