schmo
noun
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
schmoes
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pluralof schmo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The not-so-shocking revelation of the original “Squid Game” was that these poor schmoes were being toyed and done away with for the entertainment of the jaded rich.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Judge has more sympathy with ordinary schmoes who just want to do a job they believe in for eight to 10 hours a day, then go home and play video games.
From The Verge ● Oct. 25, 2019
Instead of relying on schmoes to mock draft based on their hunches, a computer could learn how to draft based on data.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2016
But it is essential that they register as schmoes like us.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2015
But in everyday life we relate to them mostly as the same flawed, selfish, bumbling schmoes we’ve always been.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2012
