schmucky
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Meaning · English
Characteristic of a schmuck.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[Jack Nicholson's character Jonathan:] Bad vibrations? Sandy, I love you, but you're a schmuck. You were always young, Sandy, open. You were schmucky a lot of the time, but maybe schmuckiness is what you need to stay young and open.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “schmucky” mean?
Characteristic of a schmuck.
Is “schmucky” formal or informal?
schmucky is generally derogatory, slang.