schmendrick

发音

其它 /ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/

词形变化

schmendricks 复数 schmendricks

别名

schmendrik shmendrick shmendrik

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop.

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

词源

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.

来源:wiktionary