schmos

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

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