Lawrence Beck
I was familiar with "nebbish.". I knew that it was a Yiddish word describing a loser, like, for instance, Boris Johnson. It turns out that "schmegegge" also is Yiddish. It means "hot air" or "nonsense,".the kind of rot spewed by almost every politician. Both terms are useful, but I wonder where you encountered them.
2024-06-09

ken d williams
The English language is always developing
A work in progress
Some use words others do not having
The need
Two British/English I that I know
Thort they would take the proverbial out of I!
They were well eucated, as I am not so
My toes cringe my fingers clenched in my palms
Although it were my intention, I got my own back inkind!
I used a word, that they did know!
His then wife, dowted there were such a word!
She looked the word up in a dixaneary!
And fount it were a proper word!
Were I rather proud I stuffed 'em good and proper
Got one over them!
Ken D ;)
2024-06-08

Alan J Ripley
When I first heard the word bling Marie,
I thought it was a Chinese phone ringing....
2024-06-08

jim
Hi Marie, "Nebbish" is as old as the hills, maybe older. It's from the Yiddish. I grew up with that word, meaning someone or something a little sad, "doing poorly."

As for the other, no idea!

Best,
Jim
2024-06-08