Yiddish is the perfect language of disdain. “Schmuck,” “schlemiel,” “putz,” “bupkus”, “tookus,” “schlep,” “shiksa,” ... what great words! It would be a shame to lose that lexicon.
“Yiddish is the perfect language of disdain.”
Best summary of the day! It’s amazing how many colorful words of disdain have schlepped into our daily language.
You forgot schmendrick!