âwell spokenâ (In the LXX, EULOGIA is the usual translation of the. BARAK group, meaning âblessingâ). GAR: * Greek conjunction âforâ. Greek Definite Article: Usually translated by the English word âtheâ. Primary function. Is to identify, to particularize, to distinguish or to set apart.
Bupkis (also Bupkes, Bupkus, Bubkis, Bubkes): Emphatically nothing, as in He isn't worth bupkis (×××¤Ö¼×§××¡ indeterminate, either 'beans' or 'goat droppings', possibly of Slavic, Vlach, or Greek origin; cf. Polish bobki 'animal droppings') (MW, OED)
(Redirected from Schmoe) Schmuck, or shmuck, in American English is a pejorative term meaning one who is stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious, contemptible or detestable person. The word came into the English language from Yiddish (×©××Ö¸×§, shmok), where it has similar pejorative meanings, but where its original and literal meaning is penis.