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1. A [Yiddishism] first introduced to the English language in Saul Bellow's classic "Herzog," meaning an unadmirable person. > He better get it this afternoon, that ludicrous shmegeggy! (This is how Bellow's hebrew lawyer describes an opposing counselor). Source: ecdict

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shmegeggy afternoon better classic counselor describes english first get hebrew herzog introduced language lawyer ludicrous meaning opposing person saul Yiddishism

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