schmoes

Variant of schmo

schmo definition

☆ schmo (s̸hmō)

noun pl. schmoes or schmos

Slang a foolish or stupid person; dolt
also sp. schmoe

Etymology: < Yiddish, prob. altered < shmok: see schmuck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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