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shnook::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shnook
noun
/ʃnʊk/
(Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised
Type Words
Synonyms schnook
Type of simple, simpleton


don't be such an apologetic shnook.

Examples of shnook

shnook
He could be a mere shnook.
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  • Schnook: (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised; "don't be such an apologetic shnook"
  • A patsy, a sucker, a sap, easy-going, person easy to impose upon, gullible
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