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schmos

schmos is the plural 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

Questions about schmos

What is schmos the plural of?
Schmos is the plural of schmo.

Words near schmos in the dictionary

  1. schmooziest
  2. schmoozing
  3. schmoozingly
  4. schmoozings
  5. schmoozy
  6. schmos
  7. Schmoyer
  8. Schmoyers
  9. schmozzle
  10. schmozzles
  11. schmuck

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