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schmo

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schmo or schmoe also shmo  (shm)
n. pl. schmoes also shmoes Slang
A stupid or obnoxious person.

[From Yiddish shmok, penis, fool; see schmuck.]

schmo, shmo [ʃməʊ]
n pl schmoes, shmoes
US slang a dull, stupid, or boring person
[from Yiddish shmok]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.schmo - (Yiddish) a jerk
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
dork, jerk - a dull stupid fatuous person
Translations
schmo [ʃməʊ] N (schmoes (pl)) (US) → chiquilicuatro mf
schmo
n (US inf: = fool) → Bekloppte(r) mf (inf), → Beknackte(r) mf (sl)


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More than once, I have encountered drivers who are stopping in the middle because they don't know what to do; some are changing lanes in the middle of the circle because they want to go another way; some are going much too fast; or, the absolute scariest to me, drivers approach either the westbound or eastbound designated "turn only" lane assuming they now have the right of way, and nearly crash into me or some other poor schmo who is simply trying to go home.
McAvoy plays Wesley, a regular Joe Schmo, who has a dull life and no ambition, until Angelina Jolie roars into his life and prevents him being assassinated.
Average schmo Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) gets home one day to discover his flat full of weapons and stolen electrical equipment and his bank account richer to the tune of almost EUR1m; he has been framed as aterrorist and the FBI areseconds from his door.
 
 
 
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