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schmuck

schmuck

71 9.9
A rude, foolish person who behaves badly
  • noun
  • /ʃmʌk/
  • Offensive
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  • Somehow, with her help, Bill had made Jeffrey look like a bit of a schmuck.
  • poor schmuck
  • dumb schmuck
  • just some schmuck

He he, I mean, you know, he's a schmuck, but it comes to science.

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Examples

  • The whole world is trying to get out of Washington, and we're the only schmucks trying to get in.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The pay's good, the perks are okay, and the federal types are mostly schmucks.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Some, some schmuck would have given up, but you kept going.

  • And only a schmuck would believe that the Princess is going to die.

  • - What am I, a schmuck?

  • We will not lie down for some schmuck from New Jersey.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I just think when you accept yourself the way you accept any schmuck on the street, you just have a lot more room for other stuff.

  • You'd have to be a schmuck to pay retail here.

  • "You don't even know where your mom is, schmuck," Ricky said.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • You'd have to be a schmuck to believe that he would keep his promise after everything he's done.

Synonyms

jerk
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
678 4.2

An annoying person who treats others badly

adds more contempt while keeping the same rude sense
fucker
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
293 9.9

A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike

is insulting but usually less sexually or violently charged
scumbag
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
168 9.5

A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly

is closer to simple foolishness and mild contempt
dumbass
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
88 9.9

A rude word for someone who does something very stupid

adds a sense of contempt and social annoyance beyond stupidity
douchebag
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
64 9.9

A rude or selfish person, used as an offensive insult

is similar but focuses more on foolishness than selfish nastiness
dirtbag
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
40 8.2

An unpleasant person who lies or treats others badly

is less about moral lowliness and more about being a jerk
dipshit
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
34 9.9

A rude word for a very foolish person

focuses more on contempt and jerkiness than on stupidity alone
skunk
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
16 8.1

A person who behaves badly and cannot be trusted

focuses more on being a foolish jerk than general despicability
schmo
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9 9.9

A person who is foolish and annoying

is similar but carries slightly stronger contempt
sleazebag
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9 8.2

A person who is dishonest and treats others badly

is more about being foolish or contemptible, not immoral behavior
sleazeball
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
7 8.2

A person who is dishonest and treats others badly

targets foolishness and annoyance rather than moral wrongdoing
schmoe
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
4 9.1

A person who is easily fooled or behaves foolishly

expresses harsher contempt rather than light humor or pity
shmuck
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A rude or foolish person who annoys others

is the same idea but more informal and Yiddish flavored
jerkhead
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A person who is rude and unkind to others

is more about being foolish or contemptible than mere rudeness
skunkhead
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An unpleasant or foolish person said as an insult

is similar but often carries a stronger personal dislike
shmo
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is foolish and annoys other people

leans more toward insult of character rather than mere incompetence
douchey
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude person who acts like they are better than other people

focuses more on being foolish or contemptible than on arrogance
scummer
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who lies or cheats and treats others badly

criticizes foolishness and annoyance rather than moral failings
total wanker
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly

is similar but usually milder and less obscene
dumb cluck
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is harsher, showing contempt rather than gentle mockery
douche bag
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude selfish person who treats others badly

is closer to foolishness and personal contempt than general rudeness
total cockwad
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude and foolish person

is less extreme and uses milder insult language
total toolbag
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude person who annoys or hurts other people

is more rooted in Yiddish informal insult than trendy slang
total douchewad
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is very rude and often insults others

is closer to simple foolishness and personal contempt
fuck-knuckle
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, foolish person who annoys others

is rude too but focuses more on being a contemptible fool
shitwit
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, stupid person who annoys others

emphasizes contempt and jerk behaviour rather than sheer stupidity
shlepper
vsschmuck
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is clumsy and looks a little silly

is more insulting and contemptuous rather than merely clumsy

Antonyms

1.1

A person admired for brave actions and good qualities

308 3.9

A very holy, kind person often officially declared by the Church

Idioms

1 9.9

To feel foolish and embarrassed about something you did

How Contemptible

scoundrel
  • Offensive
51 6.5
jerk
  • Offensive
678 4.2
schmuck
  • Offensive
71 9.9
idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
fool
  • Offensive
1.4

Surface Forms

schmuck singular
schmucks plural

Etymology

The word schmuck comes from Yiddish shmok, where it was a rude word for the 'male organ' and then grew into an insult meaning 'fool' or 'jerk'. That's why calling someone a schmuck today is a way to say they are unpleasant or foolish.