shmoo

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/ʃmuː/

noun

A fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs.

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Meanings

nounshmoo (plural shmoos or shmoon)

plural shmoos · plural shmoon · alternative schmoo

  1. A fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs.
  2. biologyA projection from yeast in response to mating pheromones.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shmoo

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

shmoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmoo

MLA

“shmoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmoo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shmoo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmoo.

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