schmoes
Run-of-the-mill dolts
Schmoes is the plural of schmo, a mildly dismissive term for an ordinary, unremarkable, or foolish person.
It carries affectionate contempt—not sharp insult but gentle condescension: just a bunch of schmoes watching the game, average schmoes like you and me.
From Yiddish, related to schmuck but softer.
Everyday men or coffees
- folksPeople in general
- nobodiesUnimportant, unknown persons
- average joesTypical, ordinary individuals
- everymenOrdinary representative people
common folk · little guys · working stiffs · rank and file · commoners · plebeians · masses · populace
Guys, informally
- guysPeople, informally addressed
- fellasMen, spoken casually
- blokesCasual word for men
- buddiesInformal term for friends
pals · mates · chums · homies · peeps · amigos · gents · bozos
Unimportant, unknown persons
- nonentitiesUnimportant, forgettable people
- mediocritiesUnremarkable people or things
- ciphersEncoded messages or zeroes
- zeroesNumerals representing absence
bit players · faceless · anonymous · nondescript · unexceptional · undistinguished · insignificant · unmemorable
joes
Everyday men or coffees
- folksPeople in general
- nobodiesUnimportant, unknown persons
- average joesTypical, ordinary individuals
everymen · common folk · little guys · working stiffs · rank and file · commoners · plebeians · masses · populace · public
dudes
Guys, informally
buddies · pals · mates · chums · homies · peeps · amigos · gents · bozos · chumps
nobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
- nonentitiesUnimportant, forgettable people
- mediocritiesUnremarkable people or things
- ciphersEncoded messages or zeroes
zeroes · bit players · faceless · anonymous · nondescript · unexceptional · undistinguished · insignificant · unmemorable · inconspicuous
schmoesgeniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
masterminds · whiz kids · brainiacs · prodigies · intellectuals
schmoesVIPs
Notable people, abbreviated
big shots · movers and shakers · bigwigs · somebodies · hotshots
schmoesoperators
Those who manage equipment
sharpies · sharp cookies · smooth operators · sophisticates · slicksters
- Joe SchmoGeneric unnamed person
- Joe SchmoePlaceholder for everyman