schmuck
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noun Slang.
an obnoxious or contemptible person.
Origin:
1890–95; < Yiddish shmok (vulgar) literally, penis (of uncertain origin)
1890–95; < Yiddish shmok (vulgar) literally, penis (of uncertain origin)
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| —n | |
| slang (US) a stupid or contemptible person; oaf | |
| [from Yiddish schmuck penis, from German Schmuck decoration, from Middle High German smucken to press into] | |
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Schmuck
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
schmuck
"contemptible person," 1892, from E.Yiddish shmok, lit. "penis," from Old Pol. smok "grass snake, dragon." Not the same word as Ger. schmuck "jewelry, adornments," which is related to Low Ger. smuck "supple, tidy, trim, elegant," and related to O.N. smjuga "slip, step through" (see
smock). In Jewish homes, the word was "regarded as so vulgar as to be taboo" [Leo Rosten, "The Joys of Yiddish," 1968] and Lenny Bruce wrote that saying it on stage got him arrested on the West Coast "by a Yiddish undercover agent who had been placed in the club several nights running to determine if my use of Yiddish terms was a cover for profanity." Euphemized as schmoe, which was the source of Al Capp's cartoon strip creature the schmoo.
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schmuck definition[ʃmək]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
In that world one does not need to be a genius, though it helps, as long as he/she doesn't get played for the schmuck.
Sure, some schmuck somewhere may say it proves such and such.
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