schnuck

schnook

1. slang A foolish, gullible person; a pushover. From Yiddish. I can't believe you convinced that schnook to transfer his entire life savings into your account! I felt like such a schnook after falling for their prank.
2. slang An utterly worthless or insignificant person; a loser. From Yiddish. Mary's new boyfriend is a total schnook. He couldn't even finish his associate's degree! She's always been a bit of a schnook, just coasting by in life with no real ambition.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

schnook

and schnuck and shnook (ʃnʊk)
n. a naive person; a dope. (Yiddish.) What’s a good-looking dame like her doing with a shnook like him?

schnuck

verb
See schnook
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • schnook
  • shnook
  • sap
  • schmegegge
  • schmegeggy
  • schmendrick
  • mensch
  • simple Simon
  • meshuggeneh
  • nudnik
References in periodicals archive
Among the clients he has represented in Missouri and Illinois: the Automobile Club of Southern California, Bayer, Chaminade College Preparatory School, Christian Brothers Services, the Marianist Province of the United States, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Schnuck Markets Inc., St.John Vianney High School, The Archdiocese of St.
Lawyers Association of St. Louis will honor Noce
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As Schnuck's executives noted in the press release announcing the new policy, that is not how retailers want their customers to remember their shopping visit.
Defining donations: charity does not have to begin at the supermarket front door
Louis-based Schnuck Markets, with nearly 100 stores, has made diabetes a focus for more than a decade.
Learning Curve
Most recently Ogston served as chief people officer at Schnuck Markets.
Watts Water Technologies hires Debra J. Ogston as chief human resources officer
"They were playing against a team that is fighting against relegation and for them to be joking around - this should not happen," Effenberg said This is not the first time that 'Schnick, Schnack, Schnuck' (as they say) has been played during a Bundesliga game this season.
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Rice/Paul Bartz, Jeffrey Richards, Rick Costello, Jerry Frankel, Terry Schnuck, Joey Parnes presentation, by special arrangement with Elizabeth Ireland McCann, of a musical in two acts with music by Galt MacDermot, book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado.
Hair
"As a company, Schnucks has worked toward the growth and revitalization of downtown for some time," said Schnucks chairman and CEO Scott Schnuck.
Schnucks to Open Downtown St. Louis Grocery
Results of the trade group's "Price Synchronization/Scan-based Trading" pilot program with 12 food and beverage manufacturers, Schnuck Markets (St.
Food Manufacturers Moving To B2B for Grocery Industry, Says Survey
LOUIS -- David Peacock has been named Schnuck Markets Inc.'s president and chief operating officer.
Peacock becomes president, COO at Schnucks
They all want to improve and help the world in a special way," says Joanie Taylor, director of community relations at Schnuck Markets, based in St.
The Right Cause
Todd Schnuck, president and CEO, of Schnucks says, "The more we speak to our teams about nourishing people's lives, the more we find ways to make a difference.
Cancer care
operated by West Des Moines Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc.; a Schnucks store in DeKalb, Ill., operated by Schnuck Markets, St.
Spotlight on Candy and Chocolate Products
Producers are Fox Theatricals, Harbor Entertainment, the Araca Group, Terry Schnuck, East of Doheny and Amanda Dubois.
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