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schmegeggy

/ʃməˈɡɛɡi/

schmegeggy noun: an idiot; a jerk.

Noun

schmegeggy (plural schmegeggies)

  1. An idiot; a jerk.
    • Her lover she calls me, while her husband is listening on the other extension! And it never occurs to her, if I’m her lover, who is he, the schmegeggy she lives with?1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint

Forms of schmegeggy

pluralschmegeggies
alternative formschmegegge
alternative formshmegeggy
alternative formshmegegge
alternative formshmegege
alternative formshmegegi

Origin of schmegeggy

From Yiddish שמעגעגע (shmegege).

Questions about schmegeggy

What does schmegeggy mean?
Schmegeggy means an idiot; a jerk.
What part of speech is schmegeggy?
Schmegeggy is a noun.
How do you pronounce schmegeggy?
Schmegeggy is pronounced /ʃməˈɡɛɡi/.
What is the plural of schmegeggy?
The plural of schmegeggy is schmegeggies.

Words near schmegeggy in the dictionary

  1. schmeering
  2. schmeers
  3. schmegegge
  4. schmegegges
  5. schmegeggies
  6. schmegeggy
  7. Schmehl
  8. Schmehls
  9. Schmeling
  10. Schmelings
  11. Schmelling

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