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schmuck

/ʃmʌk/
noun
  1. A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.

    Similar: dick, dope, dork, prick, putz

  2. A deplorable, pitiful person; often in the form poor schmuck.

Synonymsdick, dope, dork, prick, putz, twerp

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