shvantz
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שוואַנץ (shvants, “tail, penis”).
Noun
shvantz (plural shvantzes)
- (chiefly US, slang) A penis.
- Synonyms: dick, prick; see also Thesaurus:penis
- 2004, James Ellroy, “Stephanie” in Destination: Morgue! New York: Vintage, p. 58,
- He flashed his shvantz from his balcony.
- (chiefly US, slang, derogatory) A useless person.
- Synonyms: loser, schmuck
- 1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, 1994, p. 132,
- Down the aisle from me a fellow-addict fifty years my senior is dropping his load in his hat. His hat, Doctor! Oy, I’m sick. I want to cry. Not into your hat, you shvantz, you got to put that thing on your head!