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schmucks

schmucks is the plural of schmuck.

Meaning of schmuck

Noun

schmuck (plural schmucks)

  1. (Jewish, US, derogatory, slang) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
    • One day my girlfriend, her boyfriend and I were sunbathing topless because that's Barbados - you can wear nothing if you want. And the Pepsi guy walks up and with my agent to meet us for lunch. I wondered if I should put on my top because I have a business relationship with him. I didn't want him...1995 September, “The Playboy Interview: Cindy Crawford”, in Playboy
  2. (Jewish, US, derogatory, slang) A deplorable, pitiful person.
    • poor schmuck

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Words that rhyme with schmucks

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Questions about schmucks

What is schmucks the plural of?
Schmucks is the plural of schmuck.

Words near schmucks in the dictionary

  1. Schmuckers
  2. schmuckiness
  3. schmucking
  4. schmucko
  5. schmuckos
  6. schmucks
  7. Schmucksville
  8. schmucky
  9. schmutter
  10. schmutters
  11. schmutz

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