schmos

Dull everyday folks

Schmos is the plural of schmo, a Yiddish-influenced American slang term for an ordinary, unremarkable, or slightly foolish person.

It often implies someone naive or easily taken advantage of: a bunch of schmos waiting in line, Don't be a schmo—read the fine print.

The tone is mildly dismissive rather than deeply insulting.

Also spelled schmoes.

people

fool

Unwise, gullible person

loser · chump · sucker · dope · dimwit · simpleton · patsy · sap · nebbish · schlub

dismissive

nobodies

Unimportant, unknown persons

little guys · small fry · common people · everyman · peons · underlings · minions · unknowns · plebeians · rank and file

Opposites
intelligence and capability

schmosgeniuses

Exceptionally gifted intellects

masterminds · whizzes · brains · prodigies · savants

social status and distinction

schmosVIPs

Notable people, abbreviated

standouts · bigshots · big shots · big wheels · somebodies

sophistication and refinement

schmossophisticates

Worldly, cultured individuals

cosmopolitans · connoisseurs · cognoscenti · aristocrats · tastemakers

Phrases
Family

schmo, schmuck, schmoes, schmucks, schmoe

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