Re: [Cz-L] Tachke and more Yiddish

A nudnik is a nuisance- a pest . To " nidnen "di neshume is to talk
the gall out of you.
 A shmendrik is an unknown charachter of low merit - a nobody.
Hardy
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From: "cornel fleming" <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
To: "'Miriam Taylor'" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>; "'HARDY BREIER'"
<HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>
Cc: "'CZERNOWITZ-L'" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 11:44 PM
Subject: RE: [Cz-L] Tachke and more Yiddish

>A shmendrick is closely related to a nudnick....both are foolish people.
> And a "tchatshke" is a thing,non-specific,can be anything.And if using the
> word to refer to a member of the fairer sex it tends to mean she is a nice
> lady!! Cornel

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