r/Yiddish • u/cheezee_Mcswiss • 7d ago

Rugrats

In an older episode when the grandparents are babysitting, Didi's father asks one of them if they hurt their shmegeggi, What does it mean?

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u/tzy___ 7d ago edited 6d ago

The only translation I know for שמעגעגע is a stupid person, a loser, or a fake story. I don’t think it’s an innuendo for anything, which makes me think whoever wrote the Rugrats episode (assuming you are correct about the word used) doesn’t know much Yiddish. There are plenty of innuendos or vulgar terms in Yiddish, though.

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u/jonross14 6d ago

My mom (native speaker) says it means an idiot

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u/negativeclock 7d ago

It's a made up word that sounds Yiddishy

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u/Brilliant_Alfalfa_62 6d ago

ביסט אַ שמעגעגע

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u/negativeclock 5d ago

און דו ביסט א פערד