- schnook
- AND schnuck; shnook [Jnuk] n. a naive person; a dope. (Yiddish.)□ The guy’s a schnook with a heart of gold.□ What’s a good-looking dame like her doing with a shnook like him?
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schnook — [ʃnuk] n AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from German schnucke small sheep or Yiddish shnuk snout ] a stupid person … Dictionary of contemporary English
schnook — [ ʃnuk ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who is stupid … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
schnook — (n.) 1948, probably from Yiddish shnuk elephant s trunk, or altered from SCHMUCK (Cf. schmuck) (q.v.), or perhaps from Ger. schnucke a small sheep, used in U.S. Yiddish for a customer easily persuaded, a sucker … Etymology dictionary
schnook — ☆ schnook [shnook ] n. [< Yiddish ? altered < SCHMUCK] Slang a person easily imposed upon or cheated; pitifully meek person … English World dictionary
schnook — noun A person who is easily taken advantage of. He’s just a schnook. She’s obviously using him but he keeps coming back for more abuse … Wiktionary
Schnook, Außendeichsflächen bei Geversdorf — 53.7941666666679.1080555555556 Koordinaten: 53° 47′ 39″ N, 9° 6′ 29″ O … Deutsch Wikipedia
schnook — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1940 slang a stupid or unimportant person ; dolt … New Collegiate Dictionary
schnook — /shnook/, n. Slang. an unimportant or stupid person; dope. [1945 50, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] * * * … Universalium
schnook — n American an unfortunate, timid or pathetic per son. The word is Yiddish, but apparently was coined in the USA. It is probably related to the German schnucki: dar ling, or schnuck: a small sheep … Contemporary slang
schnook — n. fool, stupid person (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
