Schmock

See also: schmock

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃmɔk/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish שמאָק (shmok).

Noun

Schmock m (strong, genitive Schmockes or Schmocks, plural Schmocks)

1. (derogatory) schmuck; snob (term of abuse)
2. (derogatory, dialectal) babbling; hooey

   Synonym: Gelabere

3. (dialectal) uncircumcised penis

Declension

Declension of Schmock [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schmock	die	Schmocks
genitive	eines	des	Schmockes, Schmocks	der	Schmocks
dative	einem	dem	Schmock, Schmocke1	den	Schmocks
accusative	einen	den	Schmock	die	Schmocks

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Noun

Schmock m (strong, genitive Schmockes or Schmocks, plural Schmöcke or Schmocke or Schmocks)

1. (archaic, derogatory) bribable journalist

   Synonym: Winkeljournalist

Declension

Declension of Schmock [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schmock	die	Schmöcke, Schmocke, Schmocks
genitive	eines	des	Schmockes, Schmocks	der	Schmöcke, Schmocke, Schmocks
dative	einem	dem	Schmock, Schmocke1	den	Schmöcken, Schmocken, Schmocks
accusative	einen	den	Schmock	die	Schmöcke, Schmocke, Schmocks

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• Schmock on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Schmock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schmock” in Duden online
• “Schmock” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon