SCHNOOK


Meaning of SCHNOOK in English

/ ʃnʊk; NAmE / noun

( NAmE , informal , disapproving ) a stupid or unimportant person

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: perhaps from German Schnucke small sheep or from Yiddish shnuk snout.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.