variants or schmoe
plural schmoes
slang

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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Doc Odd goes against protocol, though, and saves this schmo’s life a second time in one night. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 Some poor schmo rotated 720 degrees sideways while losing both his skis and face planting onto the ice. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schmo was in 1937

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“Schmo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schmo. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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