(also shmo ) / ʃməʊ; NAmE ʃmoʊ/ noun
( pl. -oes ) ( NAmE , informal , disapproving ) a person who is stupid or foolish in an annoying way
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: alteration of schmuck .
(also shmo ) / ʃməʊ; NAmE ʃmoʊ/ noun
( pl. -oes ) ( NAmE , informal , disapproving ) a person who is stupid or foolish in an annoying way
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: alteration of schmuck .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005