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schmo

[shmoh]
noun, plural schmoes. Slang.
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
Also, schmoe.


Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; of obscure origin
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Schmo is always a great word to know.
So is jostle. Does it mean:
to understand thoroughly and intuitively
to pick the pocket of or hassle the body of
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schmo or shmo (ʃməʊ)
 
n , pl schmoes, shmoes
slang (US) a dull, stupid, or boring person
 
[from Yiddish shmok]
 
shmo or shmo
 
n
 
[from Yiddish shmok]

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schmo definition

[ʃmo]
and shmo; shmoe; schmoe
  1. n.
    a foolish and naive person, usually a male. (Yiddish. See also Joe Schmo.) : What a schmo! He thinks I caused the problem.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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