schmuck
[ shmuhk ]
nounSlang.
an obnoxious or contemptible person.
Origin of schmuck
1First recorded in 1890–95, schmuck is from the Yiddish word shmok (vulgar) literally, “penis” (of uncertain origin)
- Also shmuck .
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How to use schmuck in a sentence
I had Dan to pal around with, a rare high-net-Whuffie individual who was willing to fraternize with a shmuck like me.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for schmuck
schmuck
/ (ʃmʌk) /
noun
US slang a stupid or contemptible person; oaf
Origin of schmuck
1from Yiddish schmuck penis, from German Schmuck decoration, from Middle High German smucken to press into
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