| Back | schmo or schmoe or shmo /shmo/ |
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| Front | noun A stupid, boring, or obnoxious person. [A truncated form of schmuck (an idiot), from Yiddish schmok (pen is). Earliest documented use: 1948. The word is also used in the phrase Joe Schmo, as a more colorful synonym for John Doe.] "Just because I work at a bar does not mean I want to date every schmo that walks in here." - Joey Guerra; Bartender Confessions: Jodi Minear; Houston Chronicle (Texas); Dec 9, 2010. |
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