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- Yiddish · borrowed fromשמאָק“penis, fool”
- English todayschmuck
From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis, fool”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
schmuck
Today it means: A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant. Full definition →
Yiddish שמאָק