To enrich the vocabulary of my readers, I present here a collection of Yiddish-based words beginning with “sch”. (NB - I think at least one of these is actually not Yiddish.)
These are all taken from the New Oxford American Dictionary.
schlemiel (also shlemiel)
• noun, informal: a stupid, awkward, or unlucky person.
schlepper (also shlepper)
• noun, informal: an inept or stupid person.
schlimazel (also schlemazel)
• noun, informal: a consistently unlucky or accident-prone person.
schlockmeister (also shlock-meister)
• noun, informal: a purveyor of cheap or trashy goods.
schlub (also shlub)
• noun, informal: a talentless, unattractive, or boorish person.
schlump (also shlump)
• noun, informal: a slow, slovenly, or inept person.
schmo (also shmo)
• noun (pl. schmoes), informal: a fool or a bore.
schmuck (also shmuck)
• noun, informal: a foolish or contemptible person.
schnook (also shnook)
• noun, informal: a person easily duped; a fool.
schnorrer (also shnorrer)
• noun, informal: a beggar or scrounger; a layabout.
Comments 2
What about schlong?
Posted 18 Dec 2008 at 11:40 pm ¶(vulgar) penis (from Yiddish שלאַנג shlang ’snake’; cf. German Schlange)
Indeed, “schlong”. How could I have overlooked the schlong?
Posted 21 Dec 2008 at 1:41 pm ¶Thanks especially for including the actual Hebrew script in your comment, Kane. Very erudite.
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