Definitions
Etymologies
- From Yiddish. (Wiktionary)
- From Yiddish shmok, penis, fool; see schmuck. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“It can feel pretty diminishing when an established figure in literature, or even some schmo on the sidewalk, snubs horror as a lesser art.”
“Especially Hasbro toys, which are mass produced in obscene numbers. clueless schmo”
“People DO get together and plan grand strategies, figuring out ways to get advantages over the everyday schmo.”
Did you know that Jews control the Washington Post? [Bumped.] - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
“I was just some schmo in my basement with a gigantic collection of tiny housing books, building cabins in the woods as an adult.”
“And that cost has gone up in the past 4 years in CO, plus the Habitat Stamp program here is comepletly unfair in regards to forcing hunter/fishers to pay and letting every other joe schmo walk their dog near me for free.”
“Akerman, meanwhile, is very funny as the loser-at-love woman who would rather be with a great-looking guy who ignores her than an average schmo who actually cares what she thinks.”
The Huffington Post: Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: HappyThankYouMorePlease
“Steve Carell plays Barry, a schmo (yes, you need Joys of Yiddish to read this story) who makes dioramas featuring dead, but cute, mice.”
“We see the poor schmo in a phone booth and that's it?”
The Washington Post: What happened to Chauncey and other 'Mad Men' questions that need answers
“Even if I had posted on his wall, I wouldn't know the right message length and tone to place me appropriately between his really good friends and some schmo he met in the lobby of an internet conference.”
The Huffington Post: Dave Pell: Facebook Has Ruined Birthdays
“Indeed, they had better not be, because now any schmo could have beautiful things.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘schmo’.
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Yiddishkeit
There are a few short lists of Yiddish words, but none appropriate to the glory of the language, and none that are open. Thought I'd start one, and would love contributions. I'm tagging as I go, an...
schmuck, nosh, chutzpah, shtick, kvetch, oy vey, oy gevalt, shvitz, shtik, shiksa, putz, mensch and 94 more...
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Public List: Two by Fives
This is an experiment in public lists--something I've been thinking about for some time. The goal is to create a collection of short, powerful, evocative words.
This is an open list. A...icy, howl, hymn, thorn, fire, vile, mist, blunt, scum, dark, shot, gleam and 221 more...
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Four Initial Consonants
Words that begin with a string of four consonants. The letter wye doesn't count, unless it clearly isn't acting as a vowel.
chthonic, nschiego, tschego, schmooze, schmaltz, schnapps, schlocky, schlieric, schlieren, schlump, schmutz, schmuck and 16 more...
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conceptwriter's Words
sloth, jackass, dickhead, technostalgic, futuristic, enigma, impact, addict, nasty, premium, extraordinaire, yearning and 262 more...
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yiddish words
kvetch, nosh, schmo, verklempt, shamus, zaftig, chutzpah, nosh, gunish, mishegoss, nebbish, putz and 2 more...
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Yiddish
I tend to use a lot of Yiddish words on a daily basis. I honestly don't know why.
bupkis, chutzpah, verklempt, kibbitz, klutz, kvetch, megillah, mensch, meshugana, putz, schlub, schmaltz and 11 more...
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Schmuck
schmuck, nebbish, schlemiel, schmo, klutz, schnook, kvetch, meshuggener, noodge, nudnik, pisher, putz and 5 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for schmo.
pterodactyl I remember hearing that this word is a minced oath version of schmuck. Can anyone confirm or disconfirm? Apr 7, 2009