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Meaning of "shmuck" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SHMUCK

ʃmʌk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHMUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shmuck is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHMUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Schmuck (pejorative)

Schmuck or shmuck in American English is a pejorative meaning one who is stupid or foolish; or an obnoxious, contemptible or detestable person. The word entered English from Yiddish, where it has similar pejorative meanings, but its original meaning in Yiddish is penis. Because of its vulgarity, the word is euphemized as schmoe, which was the source of Al Capp's cartoon strip creature the shmoo. Variants include schmo and shmo. In Jewish homes, the word was "regarded as so vulgar as to be taboo." Lenny Bruce, a Jewish standup comedian, wrote that the use of the word during his performances in 1962 led to his arrest on the West Coast "by a Yiddish undercover agent who had been placed in the club several nights running to determine if use of Yiddish terms was a cover for profanity."...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHMUCK

amok · amuck · Kalmuck · mallemuck · muck · muckamuck · muckymuck · schmuck

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHMUCK

shlump · shlumpy · SHM · shmaltz · shmaltzy · shmatte · shmear · shmek · shmo · shmock · shnaps · shnook · Shoah · shoal · shoaliness · shoalness · shoalwise · shoaly · shoat · shochet

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHMUCK

a fast buck · buck · chuck · duck · fuck · guck · high-muck-a-muck · huck · Innsbruck · luck · mindfuck · monster truck · no such luck · puck · struck · stuck · suck · truck · tuck · yuck

Synonyms and antonyms of shmuck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shmuck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHMUCK

Find out the translation of shmuck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shmuck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shmuck» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

shmuck
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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shmuck
570 millions of speakers
en

English

shmuck
510 millions of speakers
hi

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shmuck
380 millions of speakers
ar

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shmuck
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

поц
278 millions of speakers
pt

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shmuck
270 millions of speakers
bn

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shmuck
260 millions of speakers
fr

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shmuck
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Shmuck
190 millions of speakers
de

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shmuck
180 millions of speakers
ja

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shmuck
130 millions of speakers
ko

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shmuck
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Shmuck
85 millions of speakers
vi

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shmuck
80 millions of speakers
ta

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shmuck
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Shmuck
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Sersem
70 millions of speakers
it

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shmuck
65 millions of speakers
pl

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shmuck
50 millions of speakers
uk

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поц
40 millions of speakers
ro

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shmuck
30 millions of speakers
el

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shmuck
15 millions of speakers
af

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shmuck
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shmuck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shmuck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shmuck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHMUCK»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shmuck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHMUCK»

Discover the use of shmuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shmuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck)
But this is no dull manual about loving thy neighbor.
Michael Wex, 2009
2
Where Three Roads Meet
“Poor shmuck—and that's enough about that. Gracie?” Poor dear shmuck. So he kisses me goodbye in the win- ter of '62/'63—modestly, mind you, on the forehead—and thanks mefor all my help. For which he'd beenpaying me ten percent of ...
John Barth, 2006
3
How to Win the World Series of Poker - Or Not
His wife, however, is not as understanding.... This is a book for every poker fan or tournament viewer who ever thought, 'I could beat those pros if I only had the money, the time and a little practise'.
Pat Walsh, 2006
4
The Darker: Tales of a City Different
The most convincing aspect of the midnight propaganda to persuade some shmuck that closing-up was the shit was the excuse that the closing busser makes more bucks. Although this was entirely not false, it was also entirely not necessarily ...
Angelo Jaramillo, 2006
5
Are You Kosher?: Memoirs of a Jewish Vampire
We landed in fucking Turkey, and this shmuck has a Caribbean paradise. Life is not fair. To make matters worse, Tsvi and his band of shmucks wasted no time at the first chance they had to convert mortals to Vampirism in an attempt to get ...
Russell Andresen, 2010
6
Musing the Mosaic: Approaches to Ronald Sukenick
Money is what you get for Selling Out. To Sell Out is to be a shmuck, "[a]n idolater of Things, a consumer at the feet of the Golden Calf" (12). So Not Selling Out was a big concern among anti-shmucks at Midwood High (Brooklyn, New York) in ...
Matthew Roberson, 2003
7
Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star
“That shmuck, that fucking shmuck!” screamed Elizabeth when told what Eddie had said. She was so incensed at him for holding up their divorce and fighting her on the settlement that she never spoke to him again. Worse, she told everyone ...
Kitty Kelley, 2011
8
Into The Cross-Walk
In these pages you will find the story of my life, an average shmuck who's looking for that special formula to make life meaningful.
Mark Chauvin, 2011
9
If You Can't Say Anything Nice: The Book of Yiddish Insults ...
Lita Epstein grew up around Yiddish. While her mother and aunts usually used Yiddish to discuss something they didn_t want the kids to know, its meaning gradually seeped through. This is her thirteenth book.
L.B. Epstein, 2006
10
Doolally
Which makes me a dreadful shmuck, because I bought it all. Again. The game itself followed the familiar formula. Players walk onto pitch each holding child's hand (representing The Future, or a warning against going off with strange men, I' m ...
David Gill, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHMUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shmuck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Joan Rivers: 'E! Was Right' in 'Fashion Police' Strike Fight With 'Poor …
Life goes on! They've been striking; these poor shmuck writers have been out since April.” The “Fashion Police” writing team has been on strike since April 17. «TheWrap, Nov 13»
2
John Galliano Is Called a 'Shmuck' for Outfit That Allegedly Mocks …
Shmuck!” read the cover of the New York Post, along with a lengthy story about how the designer (who was fired from Dior for anti-Semitic rants) had “mocked” ... «Daily Beast, Feb 13»
3
Super “Shmuck” Supercut
The word “Schmuck“, when used correctly, is peerless in its ability to cut someone down to size. Having broken through into mainstream American English, it is ... «Heeb Magazine, Jan 13»
4
Daniel Cooper, schmuck, seems pleased to have been busted for up …
But in his close-up, Daniel Stewart Cooper, our latest Shmuck of the Week, seems pleased as punch to have been taken into custody -- although he was ... «Westword, Oct 12»
5
Ron Hinkle's "drunken and belligerent" actions lead to mayor's …
Drunk and belligerent is now way to go through life. But drunk and belligerent and the mayor of a town? Well, that takes a special kind of shmuck -- one like Ron ... «Westword, Aug 12»
6
DJ Williams, Broncos linebacker, is a shmuck of non-human …
D.J. Williams, Broncos linebacker, is a shmuck of non-human proportions. A A. Facebook · Twitter. More shares. recommend · reddit · email. 0. By Jonathan ... «Westword, Jul 12»
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Gaylord may be the biggest shmuck, but how many shmucks …
The folks who brought back Dallas, for example, which returns to the airwaves this month. Click to check out our complete Shmuck of the Week archive. Contact: ... «Westword, Jun 12»
8
Tim Neville wins Shmuck title for comparing Obama administration …
So many shmucks, so little time. A parade of shmucks sounded off on the steps of the State Capitol Monday, responding to a pro-choice rally there earlier in the ... «Westword, Mar 12»
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Tom Menino, Colorado beer-hating Boston mayor, puts the "uck" in …
Tom Menino, Colorado beer-hating Boston mayor, puts the "uck" in shmuck. A A. Facebook · Twitter. More shares. recommend · reddit · email. 0. By Jonathan ... «Westword, Jan 12»
10
Brooke Mueller, Shmuck: Will she out-Charlie Sheen her ex in Aspen?
It can't have been easy to be married to Charlie Sheen: Tiger Blood just isn't the basis for a happy union. But that doesn't excuse Brooke Mueller for her ... «Westword, Dec 11»
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