Eponymization!
"schmendrik" (SHMEN-drik) "also shmendrik, schmendrick, shmendrick"
A foolish, clueless, and naive person.
[After the name of the title character in an operetta by Abraham Goldfaden
(1840-1908).]
"With his nasal whine and ill-fitting, slush-sprayed suit, [comedian Eugene Levy] played the sort of obnoxious schmendrik that would prove his trademark." --Guy Leshinski; The Importance of Being Eugene; Toronto Life (Canada); Nov 2002
A foolish, clueless, and naive person.
[After the name of the title character in an operetta by Abraham Goldfaden
(1840-1908).]
"With his nasal whine and ill-fitting, slush-sprayed suit, [comedian Eugene Levy] played the sort of obnoxious schmendrik that would prove his trademark." --Guy Leshinski; The Importance of Being Eugene; Toronto Life (Canada); Nov 2002
