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[missdaredevil]

schmo


noun

Definitions:

an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's character or perceptiveness ( slang insult )

Sorry, the explanation is too technical. Could anyone simplify it?

Thanks

[bud]

To me, it's somebody who often seems to be doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. Sometimes it is due to bad luck; at others it is due to his or her own carelessness (usually it's a guy, though).

A schmo is someone who would walk into a room being painted and somehow manage to kick over (or step into) a bucket of paint.

You can also use it to refer to a stranger that has just done something idiotic: Look at that schmo! He just passed a cop car doing 20 miles over the speed limit.

[advoca]

Websters dictionary (always a useful thing to look up) defines a schmo as a slang word meaning jerk, or in other words, an annoyingly stupid or foolish person.

Does this help?