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schmuck

[shmuhk] / ʃmʌk /


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SpaceX is so big that lots of funds would have bought SpaceX at almost any price in order not to trail the benchmark and look dumb—so-called schmuck insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

It’s the reminder some poor schmuck had Abilene Christian, and so we owe it to that man to properly document what happened and try our best to laugh in a way that’s comforting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2024

"They called me the schmuck from Hanover," he laughs.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2023

"He turned out to be the biggest schmuck I've ever met," she said.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2023

“You’ve been making a schmuck out of yourself for years, Nate,” Libby says.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

“If you are Richie Weeks, you think to yourself, ‘Who are these schmucks?

From New York Times Sep. 18, 2022

I didn’t know Matt and I would end up the last schmucks left in our hometown, seemingly the only people shaking our heads at the advent of a $6 cup of joe.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2021

Endorsing schmucks you've never met in your life and couldn't care less about and then spreading some cash around.

From Salon Mar. 13, 2021

The not-exactly-hidden subtext being, "that won't happen again, schmucks".

From BBC Dec. 20, 2019

“And we’re the schmucks that are paying for the whole thing.”

From Washington Post Jul. 9, 2018




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