ימח־שמוניק

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Yiddish

Etymology

ימח־שמו (yemákh-shmóy) +‎ -ניק (-nik), from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew ימח שמו (yemách shmóy, may his name be obliterated).

Pronunciation

Noun

ימח־שמוניק (yimàkh-shmóynikm, plural ימח־שמוניקעס (yimàkh-shmóynikes), feminine ימח־שמוניצע (yimàkh-shmóynitse)

  1. scoundrel, villain
    • 2015 May 29, שבֿע כּהן, “אַ הספּד פֿאַר אַ ימח-שמוניק”, in Der Forverts:
      אַ הספּד פֿאַר אַ ימח-שמוניק
      A hesped far a yemakh-shmoynik
      A eulogy for a villain