Where does “Schmock” come from?

Schmock (German) comes from Yiddish שמאָק, from Old Polish smok — dragon.

Schmock (German): hack journalist

Definitions

  1. hack journalist

Ancestry of “Schmock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמאָקidiot; dick; dupe
2Old Polishsmokdragon

Words derived from “Schmock”

Every word from Old Polish smok →Every word from Yiddish שמאָק →
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