shnook

Easy to dupe

A shnook is a pitiable, easily deceived person—someone meek, gullible, or ineffectual.

The word comes from Yiddish and carries affectionate contempt: Don't be such a shnook—stand up for yourself.

A shnook isn't malicious, just hapless.

Also spelled schnook.

slang

patsy

Easily deceived victim

suckerEasily fooled person
pushoverEasily defeated opponent
dupeDeceive or victim

fool · sap · chump · mark · stooge · doormat · easy mark · fall guy · victim · gull

yiddish

schlemiel

Habitual, pitiable bungler

nebbishIneffectual, timid person
schmoPitiable, foolish nobody
klutzAwkward, graceless person

putz · nudnik · schlub · mensch · kvetch · maven · kibitzer · yenta · chutzpah · schmaltz

Opposites

shrewdness/cunning

Fraud through false trust

hustler · sharpie · swindler · wheeler-dealer · operator

social status/respect

Influential, powerful person

hotshot · somebody · big cheese · VIP · heavyweight

assertiveness/power

shnookalpha

First Greek letter

tough guy · powerhouse · bulldozer · force of nature · go-getter

Family

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Profile: Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G