schnook

noun

slang
: a stupid or unimportant person : dolt

Examples of schnook in a Sentence

don't be a schnook and just stand there while your mother needs help
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In recent episodes, Gene has again taken to criminal scheming, employing the help of Jeff, the Omaha schnook who recognized the Cinnabon manager as the high-profile Saul Goodman. oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 Sosa has hired someone, a poor schnook named Julian Martinez, to carry his boombox from city to city, clubhouse to clubhouse. Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 3 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schnook was in 1920

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“Schnook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schnook. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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