sonia's flingo on schmoopy
Now that we have looked an the etymological origins of schmoopy, we need to consider the sociological origins of the word. Why has it become a commonplace saying?
The answer to that lies at the depths of one of America's most revered and quoted comedies, Seinfeld. If you recall, there is a fantastic episode no one can forget called the Soup Nazi episode. The other, more enigmatic title for this episode is the Schmoopie episode.
Now it's all coming back to you...
Schmoopie was the affectionate nickname that Jerry and his girlfriend have for each other, which drives George completely crazy. Jerry actually ends up choosing his bisque soup over Sheila("schmoopie") when the Soup Nazi tells him there is no kissing in his shop.
So what can we take from this episode? If you choose soup over your schmoopie, it better be a good bisque.
Now that we have looked an the etymological origins of schmoopy, we need to consider the sociological origins of the word. Why has it become a commonplace saying?
The answer to that lies at the depths of one of America's most revered and quoted comedies, Seinfeld. If you recall, there is a fantastic episode no one can forget called the Soup Nazi episode. The other, more enigmatic title for this episode is the Schmoopie episode.
Now it's all coming back to you...
Schmoopie was the affectionate nickname that Jerry and his girlfriend have for each other, which drives George completely crazy. Jerry actually ends up choosing his bisque soup over Sheila("schmoopie") when the Soup Nazi tells him there is no kissing in his shop.
So what can we take from this episode? If you choose soup over your schmoopie, it better be a good bisque.
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