shnook

1 9.9

A person who easily believes others and whom people pity

noun
/ʃnʊk/

Offensive

: ingenuo

For Pushing Daisies, the character of Olive Shnook was originally planned as a lesbian and a former pop-up book maker before becoming a waitress and former horse jockey.

Examples

Everyone knew he was a shnook, easily taken in by the promise of quick money.
There's no Shnook PAC!

Fiction book (1992)
Something like LendInk was hardly enough to make the Swindle or Shnook ethically acceptable, so closing LendInk doesn't make them substantially worse than they were.

Blog text (8)
He was such a shnook for believing every word she said without question.
They called him a shnook for trusting the scam artist who preyed on his kindness.

Synonyms

doofus

vsshnook

Offensive

43 8.0

A person who acts silly or seems not very smart

implies naive vulnerability and pity rather than playful teasing

schnook

vsshnook

Offensive

6 9.9

A person who is easily tricked and pitied by others

has identical meaning but is spelled differently

mook

vsshnook

Offensive

4 9.9

A foolish person who is easy to trick or control

is about being naive and pitied rather than dismissed as worthless

schmoe

vsshnook

Offensive

4 9.1

A person who is easily fooled or behaves foolishly

is used when naivety causes pity rather than joke or mockery

shlepper

vsshnook

Offensive

9.9

A person who is clumsy and looks a little silly

focuses on being naive and easily deceived rather than clumsy

shlep

vsshnook

Offensive

9.9

A person who is clumsy or foolish

highlights naive weakness and pity rather than mere clumsiness

Antonyms

realist

30 4.4

A person who sees facts clearly and deals with them practically

sophisticate

5 7.7

A person who knows a lot about fashion, art, and good manners

How Gullible

sucker

Offensive

300 7.0

shnook

Offensive

1 9.9

Surface Forms

shnook singular

shnooks plural

Etymology

The word shnook probably comes from Yiddish or old German slang for a simple or 'foolish' person and even sounds a bit like the English word sucker. So a shnook is someone who is easily fooled and is often met with pity rather than anger.