Meaning & use
schmuck
An obnoxious, foolish, or contemptible person, used as an informal insult.
See it in a sentence
He felt like a total schmuck after forgetting his best friend's birthday.
Only a schmuck would leave a tip that small after such good service.
A note on using this word
Schmuck comes from Yiddish and is casual, somewhat crude slang; avoid it in formal or professional writing.
Words with a similar meaning
fooljerk
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