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schmo

Pronunciation: /ʃməʊ/

The English word “schmo” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A stupid, obnoxious, pathetic, or otherwise contemptible person; a schmuck.
  2. Any average Joe; any Joe Schmoe.

Etymology

From Yiddish, alteration of schmuck. Compare also Russian чмо (čmo, “jerk, schmuck”).

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