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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שוואַנץ (shvants, “tail, penis”).
Noun
shvantz (plural shvantzes)
- (chiefly US, slang) The penis.
- Synonyms: dick, prick; see also Thesaurus:penis
- (chiefly US, slang, derogatory) A useless person.
- Synonyms: loser, schmuck
1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 132:Down the aisle from me a fellow-addict fifty years my senior is dropping his load in his hat. His hat, Doctor! Oy, I’m sick. I want to cry. Not into your hat, you shvantz, you got to put that thing on your head!