Schmegeggy or schmegegge is a noun meaning a stupid person or nonsense, often of Yiddish origin.
Schmegeggy o schmegegge es un sustantivo que significa una persona estúpida o tonterías, a menudo de origen yiddish.
| Front | schmegeggy or schmegegge \shmuh-GEG-ee\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A stupid person. 2. Nonsense. [Formed on the pattern of other Yiddish words starting with schm-, for example, schmuck. First recorded use: 1964.] "Dr. Eric Kandel*: I was a schmegeggy. To think that each one of these complex mental structures had a single locale and that I could find them in six months was absurd. I learned to be more realistic." - Claudia Kalb; Interview: Biology of the Mind; Newsweek (New York); Mar 27, 2006. "What did you have to do with it? Your parents were Mormon. What kind of schmegeggy is this?" - Jess Stearn; Soulmates; Bantam; 1984. |
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