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What does Schmegegge mean in Yiddish?
hot air
Definitions of schmegegge. (Yiddish) baloney; hot air; nonsense. synonyms: shmegegge. type of: bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality. a message that seems to convey no meaning.
What does nudnik mean in Inuit?
Nudnik meaning no͝odnĭk. (slang) A dull, tiresome, annoying person.
What does Punam mean in Yiddish?
the face
punim: the face (Yiddish פּנים ponem, from Hebrew פָּנִים panim)
Where did the word nudnik come from?
The “nud-” of the Yiddish borrowing “nudnik” ultimately comes from the Polish word nuda, meaning “boredom.”
What is a Punum?
noun. informal North American. (chiefly in Jewish use) a person’s face.
What does Schvitz mean in Yiddish?
steam bath
No place in New York has steam like the schvitz, the Yiddish slang term for steam bath. …
What does nudnudnik mean?
Nudnik. A nudnik is someone who is constantly asking you for something or otherwise taking up your time. Nudnik is a Yiddish word that has entered modern Hebrew. It describes a common and even respected modus operandi in Israeli society. A nudnik is someone who is constantly asking you for something or otherwise taking up your time. Israel is…
Where does the word Nudnik come from?
The “nud-” of the Yiddish borrowing “nudnik” ultimately comes from the Polish word nuda, meaning “boredom.” Recent Examples on the Web The Word Mavens, are the authors of a new book, The Whole Spiel: Funny essays about digital nudniks, seder selfies and chicken soup memories.
What is the origin of the Yiddish word noodnik?
noodnik is attested since 1925, nudnik since 1929. From Yiddish × ×•×“× ×™×§ (nudnik) < root of × ×•×“×™×¢×Ÿ (nudyen, “to bore”) + × ×™×§ (-nik, “noun-forming suffix”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *nuda < Proto-Indo-European *neuti- (“need”) < *nau- (“death, to be exhausted”).
What is the meaning of Nudge?
An obtuse, boring, or bothersome person; a pest. [Yiddish, nudne, boring(from nudyen, to bore; see nudge2) + -nik, -nik.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.