shmo
- noun
- /ʃmoʊ/
- Offensive
Examples
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Yes, I must be a real shmo and a half.
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I found myself feeling like a real shmo as I listened to them talk about the projects that they were working on.
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- Glow stick, shmo sticks.
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Shmo yo the my favorite one dude, before I actually was a a YouTube quote UN quote, I was like the biggest shmo Yoho fan.
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I can't believe that shmo thought he could fix the car without any tools!
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After making such a foolish mistake, he felt like a complete shmo in front of his friends.
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She always complains about that shmo at work who never gets anything done.
Synonyms
A rude, foolish person who behaves badly
A person who is foolish and annoying
A clumsy person who often makes mistakes and causes small accidents
A person who is clumsy or foolish
A person who is clumsy and looks a little silly
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shmo comes from American slang like Joe Schmo, a joking name for an ordinary or silly person, and from other spellings such as schmo or schmoe. So, calling someone a shmo is an informal, slightly rude way to say they are 'foolish' or a 'jerk'.