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- [shmoh]
- /ʃmoʊ/
- /ʃmˈəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shmoh]
- /ʃmoʊ/
Definitions of schmo word
- noun plural schmo a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk. 1
- noun schmo idiot, stupid person 1
- noun schmo a dull, stupid, or boring person 0
- noun schmo a foolish or stupid person; dolt 0
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Origin of schmo
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1945-50; of obscure origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Schmo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
schmo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
schmo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for schmo
noun schmo
- illiterate — unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
- innocent — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- nudnik — a persistently dull, boring pest.
Top questions with schmo
- what is a schmo?
- joe schmo show what is going on?
- joe schmo what is going on?
- what is going on joe schmo?
- who is joe schmo?
- what happened to joe schmo?