schmuck
Contemptible foolish person
Schmuck is a Yiddish-derived insult meaning a stupid or contemptible person.
The word originally meant penis in Yiddish, but that sense has faded in English, where it now functions as a milder put-down than its origin suggests: Don't be a schmuck, I felt like a schmuck for forgetting her birthday.
The word carries a sense of foolishness or social cluelessness rather than malice.
Unwise, gullible person
- idiotFoolish, senseless person
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- buffoonLudicrous, clumsy fool
- moronWitless, dense person
dolt · nincompoop · blockhead · bonehead · knucklehead · dimwit · dunce · oaf
Pitiable, foolish nobody
- putzFoolish, worthless person
- schlemielHabitual, pitiable bungler
- schnookPitiful, gullible person
- nebbishIneffectual, timid person
schlub · schmooze · schmaltz · schlep · schlock · kvetch · klutz · chutzpah
fool
Unwise, gullible person
moron · dolt · nincompoop · blockhead · bonehead · knucklehead · dimwit · dunce · oaf · nitwit
schmo
Pitiable, foolish nobody
nebbish · schlub · schmooze · schmaltz · schlep · schlock · kvetch · klutz · chutzpah · maven
sucker
Easily fooled person
mark · stooge · sap · pushover · victim · easy mark · pigeon · rube · target · pawn
pendant
Suspended jewelry ornament
- Yiddishchutzpah, kvetch, mensch, schlep, tchotchke
- Jewish comedyBorscht Belt, Jerry Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Larry David
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
- foolsfool, idiot, moron, fools, idiots
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
- AshkenaziYiddish, shtetl, klezmer, gefilte fish, challah
schmuckgenius
Person of rare brilliance
mastermind · sharp cookie · whiz · maven · brain