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schmoe

schmoe is the alternative form of schmo.

Meaning of schmo

Noun (1)

schmo (plural schmos or schmoes)

  1. (Jewish, US, derogatory, slang) A stupid, obnoxious, pathetic, or otherwise contemptible person; a schmuck.
    • The poor schmo would immediately break down and confess that he did a lot of other bad things as well.2008, Ben Yagoda, chapter IV, in When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It, Crown, →ISBN

Noun (2)

schmo (plural schmos or schmoes)

  1. (US, derogatory, humorous, informal) Any average Joe; any Joe Schmoe.
    • I'm just an average schmo

Proper noun capitalized: Schmoe

Schmoe

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of schmoe

pluralschmoes

Origin of schmoe

Borrowed from German Schmöe.

Phrases with schmoe

Words that rhyme with schmoe

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Questions about schmoe

What does schmoe mean?
Schmoe means a surname from German.
What is schmoe the alternative form of?
Schmoe is the alternative form of schmo.
What part of speech is schmoe?
Schmoe is a proper noun.

Words near schmoe in the dictionary

  1. Schmittian
  2. Schmittians
  3. schmo
  4. schmock
  5. schmocks
  6. schmoe
  7. schmoes
  8. Schmoll
  9. Schmolls
  10. schmoo
  11. schmoo torte

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