Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗prefix
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryUsed to form a reduplicated rhyming compound of any word in order to express disparagement, dismissal, or derision. · Used to form an intensified word, typically with words starting with m especially for comedic effect.
Borrowed from Yiddish שמ־ (shm-), imitative of many Yiddish words such as schmaltz or schmuck.
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- Borrowed-form mentionשמ־yi
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