Re: Common Yiddish Words used in English

Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 00:20:07 -0800 (PST)

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Grlygrl201@AOL.COM writes:
> So is "schmuck" of german derivation because of the "c"?

Schmuck has about as much to do with jewelry as putz with cleanliness.

> G

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