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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

“And I’ve always loved that the ultimate arbiter of any performance has been the audience and not some schmuck producer or executive producer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 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

“But after I tackled him, I was like, run, Amos, you schmuck, he’s ten times bigger than you! And I got up and started running as fast as I could!”

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

But don’t feel sorry for the schmucks Robinson plays, even when they start to cry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

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

“We’re the schmucks that are paying for the whole thing,” he said.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2018




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