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schmo

or schmoe also shmo (shmō)

n. pl. schmoes also shmoes Slang

A stupid or obnoxious person.

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

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schmo

(ʃməʊ) ,

schmoe

shmo

n, pl schmoes or shmoes

slang US a dull, stupid, or boring person

[from Yiddish shmok]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

schmo

or schmoe

(ʃmoʊ)

n., pl. schmoes. Slang.

a foolish, boring, or stupid person; jerk.

[1945–50, Amer.; of obscure orig.]

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Noun

schmo - (Yiddish) a jerk

schmuck, 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

schmo

noun

Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.

Informal: dope, gander, goose.

Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmuck, turkey.

Translations

schmo

[ʃməʊ] N (schmoes (pl)) (US) → chiquilicuatro mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

schmo

n (US inf: = fool) → Bekloppte(r) mf (inf), → Beknackte(r) mf (sl)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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