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

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