shmerl

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Definitions

  • n. Anybody; any Tom, Dick, and Harry.

Example Sentences

  • "Last week's program featured three dramatic skits from Jewish Folklore entitled 'Bag of
    Gold,' 'Simple Schmeral,' and 'It Could Be Worse.'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שמערל shmerl

      • 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

      schmerl, schmeral, schmerel, shmerel, shmeral

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