Don’t Use the Word ‘Shmuck’!

Why? It has vulgar origins (see this). I only just found out myself.

In general, better to research a bit before using a borrowed word, especially now it’s so easy to do so (online).

Some other articles:

  1. The Jewish Laws of Borrowing
  2. Guidance for Families Contemplating Aliyah With Teenagers
  3. The Word Kalkalah In the Sense of “Basket”
  4. ‘Masechet Zoom’
  5. How Chazal Used the Word ‘Chiloni’

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