lemishke

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Definitions

  • n. A naive person, simpleton, milksop.

Example Sentences

  • "'He is a mensch, and somehow he came across as a lemishke,' said the Democrat, using Yiddish terms for gentleman and nerd, respectively." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • לעמישקע lemishke

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      lemishkeh

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