as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
don't be a schmuck and create an embarrassing scene in public
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Recent Examples of schmuck
Now, any schmuck can prompt their way to being the next Hideo Kojima or Sam Lake.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
18 Feb. 2026
Was Kiritsis a narcissistic madman or a schmuck who’d put too much trust in the American ideals of hard work and fair treatment?
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
The finish line was far better entrenched for schmucks without credentials than the start, which meant that after Gunna crossed the finish line around 25:30, there wasn’t much to see or do.
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Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
But some schmuck producer somewhere out there in Hollywood doesn't agree, and hopefully some internet sleuths will figure out who the person is and shame them.
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Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schmuck
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
18 Feb. 2026
Was Kiritsis a narcissistic madman or a schmuck who’d put too much trust in the American ideals of hard work and fair treatment?
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
The finish line was far better entrenched for schmucks without credentials than the start, which meant that after Gunna crossed the finish line around 25:30, there wasn’t much to see or do.
—
Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
But some schmuck producer somewhere out there in Hollywood doesn't agree, and hopefully some internet sleuths will figure out who the person is and shame them.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schmuck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmuck
Noun
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This Jamaican restaurant, located just off Main Street, brings Caribbean flavors to Mackinac Island’s solid rotation of restaurants, with planked whitefish and jerk chicken sandwiches.
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
Noun
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The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
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Even the announcers are laughing at the clown Way to swing the bat.
Noun
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What breaks my heart is that Vermax’s cries sounded like a dog crying, a dog dying.
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Roughly the size of a large dog and weighing more than 110 pounds (50 kilograms), the quadruped robot is designed to navigate industrial facilities that include staircases, narrow walkways, uneven surfaces, and confined spaces.
Noun
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Clooney might be known as the joker of the two.
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Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.
Noun
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
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“Schmuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmuck. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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