schmuck

Schmuck is a Yiddish word for a jerk or for a foolish or contemptible person.

(noun)

A loud obnoxious guy who everyone dislikes and makes fun of is an example of a schmuck.

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See schmuck in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Slang a contemptible or foolish person; jerk

Origin: E Yiddish shmok, lit., penis < Old Pol smok, grass snake, dragon

See schmuck in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also shmuck

noun
Slang
A clumsy or stupid person; an oaf.

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish shmok, penis, fool

Origin: , probably from Polish smok, serpent, tail

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