Shmendrik (Yiddish: שמענדריק), also rendered as schmendrick or shmendrick is a Yiddish word meaning a stupid person or a little hapless jerk ("a pathetic sad sack" [1]).

Shmendrik, oder di komishe Chaseneh (Yiddish: שמענדריק, אָדער, די קאָמישע חתונה, English: Schmendrik or The Comical Wedding) is an 1877 comedy by Abraham Goldfaden, one of the earliest and most enduring pieces in Yiddish theater.

Apr 23, 2007 · The shmendrick is the nincompoop of Yiddish lore, a pipsqueak. A synonym for a hopelessly neurotic bumbler, this brand of shmendrick has become an archetype of American entertainment—think Jerry Lewis in The Bellboy, or Woody …

Aug 11, 2024 · schmendrick (plural schmendricks) A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop. Some schmendrick from downstairs asked if you could turn down your stereo.

Dec 16, 2016 · After an audition confirmed the reports, Goldfaden signed the young man up, and wrote a play for him, “Shmendrick, or the Comical Wedding,” which has been called the first great Yiddish role. So popular was the play that the name of its title character became synonymous for a special sort of loser.

a stupid fool The etymology on this word is unclear, beyond the fact is is Yiddish. It is the name of bungling character in "Schmendrik or The Comical Wedding" an 1877 comedic operetta by Abraham Goldfaden. In the play Schmendrik foolish, faulty, mama's boy. It was popularized in the United States as the name of a magician in "The Last Unicorn" and in the 1970's sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter".

Shmendrik, oder Die komishe Chaseneh (Schmendrik or The Comical Wedding) is an 1877 comedy by Abraham Goldfaden, one of the earliest and most enduring pieces in Yiddish theater.

Sholem goes, and Shakhne the matchmaker enters, followed a moment later by Shmendrik, a foolish, deeply religious and superstitious fifteen-year-old. Shakhne tells Shmendrik that he …

May 25, 2007 · Shmendrik, a gentle pejorative meaning “fool” or “idiot,” is of relatively recent vintage. It began life as the title of an 1877 Abraham Goldfaden operetta and quickly found its way into ...

Dec 4, 2008 · Shmendrik, unlike schmuck, schmeckle and schlong, has no penile connotations. I discovered, through Wikipedia, that Shmendrik was the name of a character in a Yiddish theater piece dating back to 1877.