Definition of SCHMENDRICK

schmendrick

Plural: schmendricks

Noun

  • A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.

Examples

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

Origin / Etymology

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.

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