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schmo.

A stupid, obnoxious, pathetic, or otherwise contemptible person; a schmuck.

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noun/ʃməʊ/
  1. A stupid, obnoxious, pathetic, or otherwise contemptible person; a schmuck.

    Jewish · US · derogatory · slang
Where this word comes from

From Yiddish, alteration of schmuck. Compare also Russian чмо (čmo, “jerk, schmuck”).

noun/ʃməʊ/
  1. Any average Joe; any Joe Schmoe.

    US · derogatory · humorous · informal
    I'm just an average schmo
Where this word comes from

See Joe Schmoe § Etymology; schmo in this sense may well be homonymic to schmo in the sense above.

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