schickeredGo to shicker.
schizo[“skIzo or “skItso] 1. mod. schizo-
phrenic. That gal is sort of schizo, isn’t
she? I have never dealt with such a
schizo type before. 2. n. a schizophrenic
person. That guy is an absolute schizo!
Keep that schizo away from me.
schiz(z) out[skIz...] in. to freak out; to lose
mental control. What a day! I nearly
schizzed out. I schizzed out during the
test. Got an F.
schlemazel and schlemozzle; shlimazl
[Sl@”mazl] n. an awkward, bumbling per-
son; a loser. (Yiddish.) And this poor
schlemazel tries to get me to help him paint
his fence! That schlemozzle is afraid of
his own shadow.
schlemiel and schlemihl; shlemiel
[Sl@”mil] n. a gullible person; a loser.
(From Hebrew Shelumielvia Yiddish.)
See if you can get that schlemiel to buy the
Brooklyn Bridge. The stupid schlemiel
says he already bought it yesterday.
schlemihlGo to schlemiel.
schlemozzleGo to schlemazel.
schlep and shlep[SlEp] 1. tv. to drag or
carry someone or something. (From
German schleppenvia Yiddish.) Am I
supposed to schlep this whole thing all the
way back to the store? I am tired of
shlepping kids from one thing to another.
- n. a journey; a distance to travel or
carry something. It takes about twenty
minutes to make the schlep from here to
there. That’s a ten-mile schlep, and I
won’t go by myself. 3. n. a stupid person;
a bothersome person. (Literally, a drag.)
What a schlep! The guy’s a real pain.
Ask that shlep to wait in the hall until
I am free. I’ll sneak out the back way.
schlepper and shlepper[“SlEp#] n. an an-
noying person who always wants a bar-
gain or a favor. (See also schlep.) Why
am I surrounded by people who want
something from me? Is this a schlepper
colony or what? Tell the shleppers that
they’ll get their money after I close the sale
on my wife and kids.
schlock[Slak] 1. n. inferior merchandise.
(From German schlacke, “dregs” via Yid-
dish.) That store has nothing but
schlock. For this schlock I should pay
good money? 2. and schlocky[“Slaki]
mod. cheap; junky; inferior. Schlocky
stuff like this I can get from a no overhead
mail order. That place is nothing but a
schlock shop. This thing is really schlock.
schlockyGo to schlock.
schloomp and schlump; shlump[Slump
or SlUmp] n. a stupid and lazy person.
(From German via Yiddish.) Tell that
schloomp to get busy or get out. Do you
work hard? I don’t hire any schlumps.
schlub and zhlub[Sl@b or Zl@b] n. a dull,
unpolished person, usually a male. (Yid-
dish.) I spent the whole evening listen-
ing to that schlub from New Hampshire.
Hank’s no zhlub. He’s just eccentric.
schlumpGo to schloomp.
schmaltz and shmaltz[Smalts] n. extreme
sentimentality; corny sweetness. (From a
Yiddish word meaning fat or oil.) I
didn’t like that movie. Too much schmaltz.
You aren’t playing this piece right. It
needs a little schmaltz.
schmaltzy and shmaltzy[“Smaltsi] mod.
overly sweet and sentimental. (See also
schmaltz.) This movie is too schmaltzy
for me. What a schmaltzy movie!
schmegegge and schmegeggy[Sm@”gegi]- n. a stupid person. (Yiddish.) Who
is that schmegegge in the plaid pants?
Ask the schmegegge standing over by the
workbench if he’s seen my sky hook. 2. n.
nonsense. I’ve heard enough of your
schmegegge. Out! I don’t hear anything
but schmegeggy coming out of Washington.
schmegeggyGo to schmegegge.
schmendrick and shmendrick[“SmEn
drIk] n. a stupid and ineffectual nobody.
(Yiddish.) Some schmendrick from
downstairs asked if you could turn down
your stereo. Tell the schmendrick to drop
dead.
schmo and shmo; shmoe; schmoe[Smo]
n. a foolish and naive person, usually a
male. (Yiddish. See also Joe Schmo.)
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