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schmuck
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schmuck also shmuck  (shmk)
n. Slang
A clumsy or stupid person; an oaf.
[Yiddish shmok, penis, fool, probably from Polish smok, serpent, tail.]
schmuck [ʃmʌk]
n
US slang a stupid or contemptible person; oaf
[from Yiddish schmuck penis, from German Schmuck decoration, from Middle High German smucken to press into]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.schmuck - (Yiddish) a jerk
schmo, shmo, shmuck
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
schmuck [ʃmʌk] N (US) → imbécil mf
schmuck
n (US inf: = fool) → Beknackte(r) mf (sl)
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