SCHNOOK


Meaning of SCHNOOK in English

[ ʃnʊk ]

■ noun N. Amer. informal a fool.

Origin

1940s: perh. from Ger. Schnucke 'small sheep' or from Yiddish shnuk 'snout'.

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