Vort for today: trombenik

Trombenik: one who blows his own trombone. A blowhard, a braggart. A parasite. Also a lazy slacker. A no-goodnik.
(courtesy of Bubby Gram, http://www.bubbygram.com/yiddishglossary.htm; 5/26/08)

• Ducky might say "Yep, yep, yep. Not that I'm a trombenik, but ten years and Knut is still crazy for me."
• Knut might say "Ten years and I'm still crazy for that trombenik."