The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #22898 Message #251858
Posted By: bbelle
04-Jul-00 - 07:53 PM
Thread Name: Thought For The Day ... July 3, 2000
Subject: RE: Thought For The Day ... July 3, 2000
Since I wrote it, I would be more than happy to define it for you. It's a Yiddish word, means schlmiel or nerd. It's not pronounced like "give me a nudge" ... more like, if you pronounced the "u" like oo, with an umlaut ...