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schmo
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
schmo
(noun)
schmo
noun
or
schmoe
/
ˈ
ʃmoʊ/
plural
schmoes
schmo
noun
or
schmoe
/
ˈ
ʃmoʊ/
plural
schmoes
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCHMO
[
count
]
US slang
:
an ordinary person who is not interesting or unusual in any way
They treated us like a bunch of
schmoes
.
I'm just an ordinary
schmo
trying to make a living.
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