schmendrickとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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.

発音

• IPA: /ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/

名詞

schmendrick (plural schmendricks)

1. (US, slang, Jewish, derogatory) A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.

   Some schmendrick from downstairs asked if you could turn down your stereo.

参考

• schlemiel
• schmuck