schmuck

[ shmuhk ]
/ ʃmʌk /
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noun Slang.

an obnoxious or contemptible person.

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Origin of schmuck

First recorded in 1890–95, schmuck is from the Yiddish word shmok (vulgar) literally, penis (of uncertain origin)

Words nearby schmuck

schmitt, schmitt trigger, schmo, schmoose, schmooze, schmuck, schmutter, schmutz, schmutzy, schm‐, schnabel
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Words related to schmuck

clod, dunce, stooge, blockhead, victim, lightweight, bore, sap, nerd, dolt, turkey, oaf, cretin, idiot, nitwit, simple, innocent, moron, boob, jackass

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British Dictionary definitions for schmuck

schmuck
/ (ʃmʌk) /

noun

US slang a stupid or contemptible person; oaf

Word Origin for schmuck

from Yiddish schmuck penis, from German Schmuck decoration, from Middle High German smucken to press into
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