noun
schmuck
SHMUHK
noun
1
An obnoxious or foolish person; a jerk.
"Only a total schmuck would cut in line like that."
How to Use Schmuck
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn insulting word for someone acting foolishly or unpleasantly.
When to use it
Informal and mildly vulgar in origin; avoid in formal or polite contexts.
Word Forms
schmucked past tense, schmucks plural, schmucks singular
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Etymology
From Yiddish shmok, originally a vulgar word for "penis" that shifted to mean "fool" or "jerk".