SCHMUCK

Schmuck

Schmuck or shmuck in American English is a pejorative meaning one who is stupid or foolish; or an obnoxious, contemptible or detestable person. The word entered English from Yiddish, where it has similar pejorative meanings, but its original meaning in Yiddish is penis. Because of its vulgarity, the word is euphemized as schmoe, which was the source of Al Capp's cartoon strip creature the shmoo. Variants include schmo and shmo.

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schmuck

Noun

  1. The penis.
  2. An item or person that is considered useless.
  3. A jerk; an unpleasant or detestable person.


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