SCHMUCK

schmuck, shmuck, schmo, shmo

(noun) (Yiddish) a jerk

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

schmuck (plural schmucks)

(colloquial, pejorative, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.

Synonyms: twerp, twit, dope, dick, dork, prick, putz

(colloquial, pejorative) A deplorable, pitiful person; often in the form poor schmuck.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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