Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Jewish, US, derogatory, slang)A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.

    Schmock, Arsch, Trottel

    чмоčmo, шмо́кšmók

    чмоčmo, нікче́маnikčéma

  2. (Jewish, US, derogatory, slang)A deplorable, pitiful person.

    poor schmuck

    Schlucker, armer Schlucker

More definitions
  • (Yiddish) a jerk

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom is a schmuck.

  2. Don't be a schmuck.

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  3. Tom is an arrogant schmuck.

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  4. Altan is a big-time schmuck.

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  5. A schmuck is someone who is easily taken advantage of.

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
jerk; unlikable, stupid, foolish, malicious, or unpleasant person:
Русский
By meaning 1
jerk; unlikable, stupid, foolish, malicious, or unpleasant person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
jerk; unlikable, stupid, foolish, malicious, or unpleasant person:
deplorable, pitiful person:

Origin

From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis, fool”).

From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis, fool”).

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