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schmoes

schmoes is the plural of schmo.

schmoes is the plural of schmoe.

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

Questions about schmoes

What is schmoes the plural of?
Schmoes is the plural of schmo.

Words near schmoes in the dictionary

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

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