schmuck
English
Etymology
From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis”). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from Old Polish smok (“dragon”), or a baby-talk corruption of Yiddish שמעקל (shmekl), a dissimilated form of שטעקל (shtekl, “penis”, literally “little stick”). Alternatively from the verb Middle High German smucken, archaic German schmucken, which has several meanings respectively allowing different semantic connections: 1.) “to squeeze, press, fit into something tight”; 2.) “to hug, snuggle, kiss”; 3.) “to adorn, decorate”. The last of these three senses is perhaps less likely, but compare German Schmuck (“jewellery”) with English crown jewels.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃmʌk/
- Rhymes: -ʌk
Noun
schmuck (plural schmucks)
- (colloquial, vulgar) The penis.
- Synonyms: dick, prick; see also Thesaurus:penis
- (colloquial, derogatory) A useless item or person.
- (colloquial, derogatory, US) A jerk; an unpleasant or detestable person.
- 1995 September, The Playboy Interview: Cindy Crawford, Playboy
- One day my girlfriend, her boyfriend and I were sunbathing topless because that's Barbados - you can wear nothing if you want. And the Pepsi guy walks up and with my agent to meet us for lunch. I wondered if I should put on my top because I have a business relationship with him. I didn't want him to get offended because the rest of the beach had seen me with my top off. Meanwhile, as he's walking towards me he' saying to my agent "I hope she puts on her top.". He wasn't even being a schmuck, like wanting to see.
- 1995 September, The Playboy Interview: Cindy Crawford, Playboy
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German
Etymology
From Middle Low German smuk (“supple, bendsome, pleasing, beautiful, petite, cute”) (compare Middle Low German smuk (“ornament, jewellery”)), from Old Saxon *smuk, *smukk, from Proto-Germanic *smukkaz (“flexible, bendsome, easy”), from Proto-Indo-European *smewg- (“to slip, glide, slide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃmʊk/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Schmuck
- Rhymes: -ʊk
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist schmuck | sie ist schmuck | es ist schmuck | sie sind schmuck | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | schmucker | schmucke | schmuckes | schmucke |
genitive | schmucken | schmucker | schmucken | schmucker | |
dative | schmuckem | schmucker | schmuckem | schmucken | |
accusative | schmucken | schmucke | schmuckes | schmucke | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der schmucke | die schmucke | das schmucke | die schmucken |
genitive | des schmucken | der schmucken | des schmucken | der schmucken | |
dative | dem schmucken | der schmucken | dem schmucken | den schmucken | |
accusative | den schmucken | die schmucke | das schmucke | die schmucken | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein schmucker | eine schmucke | ein schmuckes | (keine) schmucken |
genitive | eines schmucken | einer schmucken | eines schmucken | (keiner) schmucken | |
dative | einem schmucken | einer schmucken | einem schmucken | (keinen) schmucken | |
accusative | einen schmucken | eine schmucke | ein schmuckes | (keine) schmucken |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist schmucker | sie ist schmucker | es ist schmucker | sie sind schmucker | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | schmuckerer | schmuckere | schmuckeres | schmuckere |
genitive | schmuckeren | schmuckerer | schmuckeren | schmuckerer | |
dative | schmuckerem | schmuckerer | schmuckerem | schmuckeren | |
accusative | schmuckeren | schmuckere | schmuckeres | schmuckere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der schmuckere | die schmuckere | das schmuckere | die schmuckeren |
genitive | des schmuckeren | der schmuckeren | des schmuckeren | der schmuckeren | |
dative | dem schmuckeren | der schmuckeren | dem schmuckeren | den schmuckeren | |
accusative | den schmuckeren | die schmuckere | das schmuckere | die schmuckeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein schmuckerer | eine schmuckere | ein schmuckeres | (keine) schmuckeren |
genitive | eines schmuckeren | einer schmuckeren | eines schmuckeren | (keiner) schmuckeren | |
dative | einem schmuckeren | einer schmuckeren | einem schmuckeren | (keinen) schmuckeren | |
accusative | einen schmuckeren | eine schmuckere | ein schmuckeres | (keine) schmuckeren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am schmucksten | sie ist am schmucksten | es ist am schmucksten | sie sind am schmucksten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | schmuckster | schmuckste | schmuckstes | schmuckste |
genitive | schmucksten | schmuckster | schmucksten | schmuckster | |
dative | schmuckstem | schmuckster | schmuckstem | schmucksten | |
accusative | schmucksten | schmuckste | schmuckstes | schmuckste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der schmuckste | die schmuckste | das schmuckste | die schmucksten |
genitive | des schmucksten | der schmucksten | des schmucksten | der schmucksten | |
dative | dem schmucksten | der schmucksten | dem schmucksten | den schmucksten | |
accusative | den schmucksten | die schmuckste | das schmuckste | die schmucksten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein schmuckster | eine schmuckste | ein schmuckstes | (keine) schmucksten |
genitive | eines schmucksten | einer schmucksten | eines schmucksten | (keiner) schmucksten | |
dative | einem schmucksten | einer schmucksten | einem schmucksten | (keinen) schmucksten | |
accusative | einen schmucksten | eine schmuckste | ein schmuckstes | (keine) schmucksten |
Further reading
- schmuck in Duden online