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shmoo

/ʃmuː/

shmoo noun: a fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs.

Noun

shmoo (plural shmoos or shmoon)

  1. A fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs.
  2. A projection from yeast in response to mating pheromones.

Forms of shmoo

pluralshmoos
pluralshmoon
alternative formschmoo

Words that rhyme with shmoo

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Questions about shmoo

What does shmoo mean?
Shmoo means a fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs.
What part of speech is shmoo?
Shmoo is a noun.
How do you pronounce shmoo?
Shmoo is pronounced /ʃmuː/.
What is the plural of shmoo?
The plural of shmoo is shmoos.

Words near shmoo in the dictionary

  1. shmoes
  2. shmok
  3. shmoke
  4. shmoked
  5. shmokes
  6. shmoo
  7. shmooing
  8. shmoon
  9. shmoos
  10. shmoose
  11. shmoosed

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