schmuck
Example Sentences
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But it was Warner Bros. studio honcho Jack L. Warner who perhaps best summed up the lowly status of writers, calling them: “schmucks with Underwoods.”
From Los Angeles Times
"He turned out to be the biggest schmuck I've ever met," she said.
From Salon
“I’m all for second chances. But I’m not a schmuck,” Judge Ho said.
From Washington Times
President James E. Ryan as “schmucks” and referred to members of the Student Council and the Cavalier Daily student newspaper as “these numnuts.”
From Washington Post
“After I read it, I said, what schmuck would not? He’s going to have to like it this way because I’m not going to do it any other way.”
From New York Times
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