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schmucking

schmucking is the present participle and gerund of schmuck.

Meaning of schmuck

Verb

schmuck (third-person singular simple present schmucks, present participle schmucking, simple past and past participle schmucked)

  1. (Jewish, US, derogatory, intransitive, rare, slang) To behave like a schmuck.
    • […] there's actually a shortage of schmucks in America. As a result, there's big money in schmucking. The average schmuck earns $28,000 a year, plus benefits.2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
  2. (Jewish, US, derogatory, rare, slang, transitive) To mash or smoosh.
    • His buddy was supposed to be arriving from Helena that morning but had schmucked a mule deer buck with his vehicle so there was going to be a delay.2008, Richard Powell, Rode Hard and Put Away Wet, page 171

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Questions about schmucking

What is schmucking the present participle and gerund of?
Schmucking is the present participle and gerund of schmuck.

Words near schmucking in the dictionary

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

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