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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
schmierkase, Schmitt, Schmitt trigger, schmo, schmooze, schmuck, Sch.Mus.B., schmutter, schmutz, schmutzy, Schnabel
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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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