as in idiot
a stupid person
don't be a schnook and just stand there while your mother needs help
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Recent Examples of schnook
In recent episodes, Gene has again taken to criminal scheming, employing the help of Jeff, the Omaha schnook who recognized the Cinnabon manager as the high-profile Saul Goodman.
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oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022
Sosa has hired someone, a poor schnook named Julian Martinez, to carry his boombox from city to city, clubhouse to clubhouse.
—Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 3 May 2018
oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022
Sosa has hired someone, a poor schnook named Julian Martinez, to carry his boombox from city to city, clubhouse to clubhouse.
—Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 3 May 2018
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“Schnook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schnook. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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