- ****, or
shmuck, is a
pejorative term
meaning one who is
stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious,
contemptible or
detestable person. The word came into the...
-
Dinner for ****s is a 2010
American comedy film
directed by Jay
Roach and
based on
Francis Veber's 1998
French film Le Dîner de Cons.
Starring Steve...
-
transliteration recommended by the YIVO.
Michael Wex, How to Be a
Mentsh (And Not a
Shmuck), 2009, p. 20 "mensch". Merriam-Webster. Rosten, Leo (1974). The Joys of...
- The Joys of Yiddish: p. 353
Michael Wex, How to Be a
Mentsh (And Not a
Shmuck), 2009 Beagle,
Peter S. (2007). The Last Unicorn.
Deluxe Edition. New York:...
- and Carl
Icahn over a deal
involving Hallwood Realty. They
agreed to a "
shmuck insurance" arrangement,
under which, if
Icahn were to sell the
shares within...
- with the ****, the
Yiddish and
English place it with the ****, with
shmuck and prick." In
Farmer and Henley's A
Dictionary of
Slang and Colloquial...
- were
leaked in
early 2006
under different titles. For example, "American
Shmuck" was
leaked as "American ****sucker". "Angel On the Shoulder" – 2:46 "Storms"...
-
begin with shm-; for instance, **** does not
yield the
expected "****
shmuck", but
rather total avoidance or
mutation of the shm- (giving
forms like...
- MW Schmatte,
shmatte A rag
Yiddish shmate ←
Polish szmata AHD ****,
shmuck A
clumsy or
stupid person Yiddish shmok ("****, fool") ←
probably Old Polish...
- to make an un****ertive
character like
Elmer Fudd into a flat,
complete shmuck, I managed.
Perhaps the
kindest thing to say
about “Elmer's
Candid Camera”...
