shmuck

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A form of schmuck — A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounshmuck (plural shmucks)

plural shmucks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of schmuck.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Yiddish) a jerk

Broader
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Chicago

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