Synonyms for schmuck
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
Related words
- Word family
- schmuckiness schlemiel
- Other spellings
- schmock shmock shmok shmuck shmuk
Forms
- Plural
- schmucks → idiots, nincompoops, asses, jack-asses…
Example sentences
- ass You think that the universe moves around your ass.
- idiot When are you going to stop laughing like an idiot?
- nincompoop I slept in and missed my scheduled interview. I feel like such a nincompoop.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| schmuck | rising | |
| ass | rising | |
| idiot | rising | |
| nincompoop | rising | |
| schlong | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ass1
- 4 letters
- fool1, jerk1, dolt, putz1
- 5 letters
- idiot3, ninny2, schmo
- 6 letters
- donkey2, doodle2, schnip
- 7 letters
- schlong, dullard, shvantz
- 10 letters
- nincompoop3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idiot3 = 3 syllables).