schnook

English

Alternative forms

• shnook

Etymology

From Yiddish שנוק (shnuk), a person easily imposed upon or cheated.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʊk

Noun

schnook (plural schnooks)

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.

   • 1960 July 4, “Time Listings”, in Time:

     The Apartment. Producer-Director Billy Wilder tells of a sweet-natured schnook (brilliantly played by Jack Lemmon) who shoots up the corporate ladder.

Translations

a person, easily taken advantage of

• German: Depp (de) m, Trottel (de) m, Schwachkopf (de) m