Usually means: Incompetent, foolish person; often derogatory.
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  1. shmuck: Merriam-Webster
  2. shmuck: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. shmuck: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. shmuck: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. shmuck: Wiktionary
  8. shmuck: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  11. Shmuck: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  13. shmuck: FreeDictionary.org
  14. shmuck: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. shmuck: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Shmuck)

noun:  Alternative spelling of schmuck [(colloquial, derogatory, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.]

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