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From: li51x@sdcc3.UUCP (li51x)
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Subject: Re: On "orphaned" words. (or are they reduplications?)
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Date: Sat, 13-Apr-85 17:26:27 EST
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Summary: 

What about the Yiddish-English phrases:

rain shmain
fancy shmancy
etc.

If it weren't for the different sense of meaning between "rain" and
"rain shmain," I'd be tempted to explain these as word games.

Any thoughts?
--Michelle Gross