schmo

noun

ˈshmō How to pronounce schmo (audio)
variants or schmoe
plural schmoes
Synonyms of schmonext
slang
: jerk sense 1a

Examples of schmo in a Sentence

They treated us like a bunch of schmoes. I'm just an ordinary schmo trying to make a living.
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But even though Mickey 17 is set in outer space about 30 years from now, its hero isn’t that different from those found throughout Bong’s filmography: a working-class schmo. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025 Doc Odd goes against protocol, though, and saves this schmo’s life a second time in one night. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024

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First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schmo was in 1937

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