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schmuckiness

schmuckiness noun: the state of being schmucky, of being a schmuck; jerkiness, stupidity, foolishness, ineptitude.

Noun

schmuckiness (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) The state of being schmucky, of being a schmuck; jerkiness, stupidity, foolishness, ineptitude.
    • But on his second tour of the housing developments - that's when the first little bit of schmuckiness started creeping in.1966, Realist Association (publisher), The Realist, numbers 64-85, page 19
    • [Jack Nicholson's character Jonathan:] Bad vibrations? Sandy, I love you, but you're a schmuck. You were always young, Sandy, open. You were schmucky a lot of the time, but maybe schmuckiness is what you need to stay young and open.1971, Jules Feiffer's screenplay for Mike Nichols's film Carnal Knowledge

Forms of schmuckiness

alternative formshmuckiness

Origin of schmuckiness

From schmucky + -ness. First use appears c. 1961 as shmuckiness.

Questions about schmuckiness

What does schmuckiness mean?
Schmuckiness means the state of being schmucky, of being a schmuck; jerkiness, stupidity, foolishness, ineptitude.
What part of speech is schmuckiness?
Schmuckiness is a noun.

Words near schmuckiness in the dictionary

  1. schmuck
  2. schmuck insurance
  3. schmucked
  4. Schmucker
  5. Schmuckers
  6. schmuckiness
  7. schmucking
  8. schmucko
  9. schmuckos
  10. schmucks
  11. Schmucksville

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