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.
Unwise, gullible person
- idiotFoolish, senseless person
- average JoeUnremarkable common person
- nobodyInconsequential person
- loserDefeated competitor
chump · sucker · dope · dimwit · simpleton · patsy · sap · nebbish
Unimportant, unknown persons
- nonentitiesUnimportant, forgettable people
- ordinary peopleEveryday individuals, unremarkable
- regular folksOrdinary, unremarkable people
- little guysPowerless ordinary people
small fry · common people · everyman · peons · underlings · minions · unknowns · plebeians
fool
Unwise, gullible person
- idiotFoolish, senseless person
- average JoeUnremarkable common person
- nobodyInconsequential person
loser · chump · sucker · dope · dimwit · simpleton · patsy · sap · nebbish · schlub
nobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
- nonentitiesUnimportant, forgettable people
- ordinary peopleEveryday individuals, unremarkable
- regular folksOrdinary, unremarkable people
little guys · small fry · common people · everyman · peons · underlings · minions · unknowns · plebeians · rank and file
schmosgeniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
masterminds · whizzes · brains · prodigies · savants
schmosVIPs
Notable people, abbreviated
standouts · bigshots · big shots · big wheels · somebodies
schmossophisticates
Worldly, cultured individuals
cosmopolitans · connoisseurs · cognoscenti · aristocrats · tastemakers
- Joe SchmoGeneric unnamed person
- Joe SchmoePlaceholder for everyman