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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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