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    schmuck
    /ʃmʌk/

    noun

    • 1. a foolish or contemptible person: informal North American "you've really got to be some schmuck to fall for that one"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › schmuckSchmuck Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SCHMUCK is a stupid, foolish, or unlikeable person : jerk. How to use schmuck in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCHMUCK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Meaning of schmuck in English. schmuck. noun [ C ] mainly US informal uk / ʃmʌk / us / ʃmʌk / Add to word list. a stupid or silly person: Her husband is such a schmuck! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. dullard. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. muppet.

  4. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Schmuck_(pejorative)Schmuck (pejorative) - Wikipedia

    Schmuck, or shmuck, 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 (Yiddish: שמאָק , shmok ), where it has similar pejorative meanings, but where its literal meaning is a vulgar term for a penis .

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › schmuckSCHMUCK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Schmuck definition: an obnoxious or contemptible person.. See examples of SCHMUCK used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › schmuckSchmuck - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A schmuck is a loser, idiot, or jerk. This Yiddish word is a little old-fashioned and not very harsh.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCHMUCK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. US derogatory, slang. a foolish or contemptible person; oaf. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. from Yiddish schmuck penis, from German Schmuck decoration, from Middle High German smucken to press into. Word Frequency. schmuck in American English. (ʃmʌk ) US. noun. Slang.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionschmuck noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of schmuck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › schmuckSchmuck Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A contemptible or foolish person; jerk. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: shmo. schmo. shmuck. turkey. dip. ding-dong. cretin. goose. gander. dope. tomfool. softhead. simpleton. nitwit. Other Word Forms of Schmuck. Noun. Singular: schmuck. Plural: schmucks.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › schmuckSchmuck - definition of schmuck by The Free Dictionary

    n. Slang. A clumsy or stupid person; an oaf. [Yiddish shmok, penis, fool, probably from Polish smok, dragon; akin to Bulgarian smok, grass-snake; perhaps akin to Russian smoktat', to suck (since folk tradition holds that snakes suck milk from livestock), of imitative origin .]

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › shmucks'SCHMUCK Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    First recorded in 1890–95, schmuck is from the Yiddish word shmok (vulgar) literally, “penis” (of uncertain origin) Also shmuck . Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024