schnook

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schnook

  • /ʃnʊk/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ʊk

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Borrowed from Yiddish שנוק (shnuk, “person easily imposed upon or cheated”).

noun schnooks · shnook

  1. slang 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.

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noun person who is easily taken advantage of

Portuguêstrouxa
DeutschDepp, Schwachkopf, Trottel
Русскийлопух lopux, лох lox, простофиля prostofilja

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@misc{schnook_2026,
  title = {schnook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schnook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}