schmuck

slang

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Recent Examples of schmuck And this schmuck’s reading it to me, in front of my mother! Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2023 Until Robin’s death, Hughie had been just another schmuck, working at an audio-equipment store and living with his father, his bedroom walls still papered with posters of the Seven—a reminder of our adult thirst for what might be deemed childish art. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020 In the first trailer for The Shrink Next Door, a dramedy series adapted from the popular 2019 podcast, Will Ferrell portrays a wealthy schmuck who decides to visit a psychiatrist to the stars (Paul Rudd, still not aging) to help work out some lingering issues. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 June 2021 Most people in the company considered Hardy a schmuck, an overpaid driver for Nate and other executives on the 20th floor. Seija Rankin, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for schmuck 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmuck
Noun
  • So feet further back to allow more spring in the heel to absorb left-right jerks of the machine is better.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2024
  • By Stephanie Zacharek December 25, 2024 6:00 AM EST The Bob Dylan of James Mangold’s extraordinary anti-biopic A Complete Unknown—who may or may not be an accurate version of the real Bob Dylan—is a jerk.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The story features Mauro, a clown who dreams of a carnival where a parade of revelers are celebrating his life.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.
    Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Playing cards and jokers can be equipped with enhancements that will increase your score.
    Scott Robertson, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Bob Dylan that the world fell in love with was a thinker, a joker, a fighter, and sometimes a lover.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024

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“Schmuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmuck. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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