schmoe
pronunciation
How to pronounce schmoe in British English:
UK [ʃməʊ]
How to pronounce schmoe in American English:
US [ʃmoʊ]
Word Origin
- schmoe (n.)
- also schmo, "idiot, fool," 1948, euphemized form of schmuck.
Example
- 1. Schmoe ---- a stupid or pathetic person ; an easily tricked man .
- 2. Are you such a schmoe as to believe him ?
- 3. Don 't listen to that schmoe , he doesn 't know what he 's talking about .
- 4. I wouldn 't let just any schmoe work for me . He 'd have to be well qualified .
- 5. Don 't listen that schmoe , he doesn 't know what he 's talking about .