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schmuck (s̸hmuk)

noun

Slang a contemptible or foolish person; jerk

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

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