schmucks
Obnoxious foolish people
Schmucks is the plural of schmuck, a Yiddish-derived insult for a contemptible or foolish person.
The word originally meant penis in Yiddish, but that sense has faded in English.
It's milder than it sounds—roughly equivalent to jerk or idiot: Don't be such schmucks, Those schmucks didn't even read the contract.
Thoroughly foolish people
- jerksSharp sudden pulls
- foolsIdiots or deceives
- moronsExceptionally foolish people
- losersUnsuccessful competitors
buffoons · nitwits · dimwits · blockheads · dolts · dunces · chumps · dopes
Foolish, worthless person
- nebbishIneffectual, timid person
- nudnikPestering, tedious person
- klutzAwkward, graceless person
- menschPerson of noble character
shtick · chutzpah · kvetch · schmaltz · gonif · shmo · yutz · schlimazel
Disreputable, immoral people
- scoundrelsDishonest, unprincipled people
- creepsUnsettling individuals
- sleazeballsDisreputable, unethical people
- weaselsSmall predatory mustelids
slimeballs · louses · heels · cads · rotters · scumbags · dirtbags · rats
idiots
Thoroughly foolish people
losers · buffoons · nitwits · dimwits · blockheads · dolts · dunces · chumps · dopes · saps
putz
Foolish, worthless person
mensch · shtick · chutzpah · kvetch · schmaltz · gonif · shmo · yutz · schlimazel · tuchus
lowlifes
Disreputable, immoral people
- scoundrelsDishonest, unprincipled people
- creepsUnsettling individuals
- sleazeballsDisreputable, unethical people
weasels · slimeballs · louses · heels · cads · rotters · scumbags · dirtbags · rats · snakes
schmucksmensches
Honorable, decent people
good eggs · saints · stand-up guys · class acts · good people
schmucksoperators
Those who manage equipment
sharp cookies · movers and shakers · big shots · players · hotshots
schmucksVIPs
Notable people, abbreviated
big shots · somebodies · winners · movers and shakers · big cheeses