Schmuck

Now that we covered the etymology of 'Canasta', I think it's time for this
one
(sorry; being an ESL, I had to look it up):

from the on-line Merriam-Webster

Main Entry: schmuck
Pronunciation: 'shm&k
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish shmok, literally, penis
Date: 1892

--- In tuning@y..., "Kees van Prooijen" <kees@d...> wrote:
> Now that we covered the etymology of 'Canasta', I think it's time
for this
> one
> (sorry; being an ESL, I had to look it up):
>
> from the on-line Merriam-Webster
>
> Main Entry: schmuck
> Pronunciation: 'shm&k
> Function: noun
> Etymology: Yiddish shmok, literally, penis
> Date: 1892

No need to define it. Paul always knows what he's talking about.

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