schmuck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
  2. A deplorable, pitiful person.
verb
  1. To behave like a schmuck.
  2. To mash or smoosh.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃmʌk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schmuck.wav /ˈʃmʊk/

Word forms

schmuck schmucks schmock shmock shmok shmuck shmuk schmucking schmucked

Etymology

From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis, fool”).

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