Schmendrick
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Schmendrick (שמענדריק) is Yiddish for a "pipsqueak" or "nonentity." Despite on-line sources, it does not refer to intelligence and does not mean "a stupid person."
In addition, according to Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten, another definition is "an apprentice schlemiel."[1]
It may also refer to:
- Shmendrik oder Die komishe Chaseneh (Schmendrik or The Comical Wedding), a play
- Schmendrick the Magician, wizard from the fantasy novel The Last Unicorn
References
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (October 16, 2014). ""The Brother" Who Sent the Rosenbergs to Their Death". The Huffington Post.
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