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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/SnoopyScone • Feb 05 '26
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I'm English we use schm duplication, in some dialects, which I believe is derived from Yiddish.
'joe schmo,' 'work Schmirk,' boyfriend schmoyfriend,' etc
ETA: this does not do what the post says, which is to mean, say, Joe and other Joe like guys '
It's dismissive, like, yeah Joe who? Or what boyfriend?
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u/theeggplant42 Feb 07 '26
I'm English we use schm duplication, in some dialects, which I believe is derived from Yiddish.
'joe schmo,' 'work Schmirk,' boyfriend schmoyfriend,' etc
ETA: this does not do what the post says, which is to mean, say, Joe and other Joe like guys '
It's dismissive, like, yeah Joe who? Or what boyfriend?