Mummy, what's a shmendrik?

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Am I a shmendrik?

― Leee (Leee), Monday, 25 November 2002 01:21 (twenty-three years ago)

for spelling it that way you're technically a schmuck

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 25 November 2002 02:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually, I think that is how you spell it (but I ain't no Yiddish expert so maybe there is a *c* in there). It basically means dope or idiot, Lee.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 25 November 2002 02:49 (twenty-three years ago)

oy i am the schlemiel!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 25 November 2002 03:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Ay gavult, enough with the name calling already!

― Leee (Leee), Monday, 25 November 2002 03:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Oy vey!

― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 25 November 2002 05:33 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

revive, a year later

― bad jode (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Am I a shmendrik?

no, but Jeff Garcia sure is!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 22:19 (twenty-two years ago)

this is the thread where we talk about the definitions, nuances, and spellings/pronunciations of confusing yiddishisms.

― bad jode (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I liked bnw's picture for schmuck on the Shatner thread because it's pretty illustrative of the way the word is used in Jewish culture. Literally, yeah it does mean dick and sometimes gets thrown around as a substitute for bastard, asshole, etc, but it also gets used a lot to refer to someone who's sort of a dorky, hapless, pitiable idiot. Like this:

http://www.horseticket.com/images/hollywood_horse_charity_3.jpg

― bad jode (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)

http://topdogmusic.com/mainpics/lastunicornmain.jpg
That's Shmendrik on the left. I fear this calls for a unicorn thread ...

― jackson anderville, Tuesday, 25 November 2003 22:43 (twenty-two years ago)

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