szmonces

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish שמאָנצעס (shmontses), plural of שמאָנצע (shmontse, nonsense, bosh, poppycock), possibly from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת (šemūʿōt, rumours).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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szmonces m inan

  1. (literary) Jewish joke
    Hypernym: dowcip

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • szmonces in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szmonces in Polish dictionaries at PWN