shemevdik

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Definitions

  • adj. Shy, bashful.

Example Sentences

  • "Then there's Leo, the shemevdik one whom Max entreats to join him in a scheme to defraud geriatric investors by producing the world's worst musical, Springtime for Hitler (still the funniest three-word phrase Mel Brooks ever put on paper, screen or stage)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שעמע(װ)דיק sheme(v)dik

      • 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

      shemevdick, shemedik

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