Definition of Shnook

1. Noun. (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised. "Don't be such an apologetic shnook"

Exact synonyms: Schnook
Category relationships: Yiddish
Generic synonyms: Simple, Simpleton

Definition of Shnook

1. schnook [n -S] - See also: schnook

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shnook

shmooses
shmoosing
shmooze
shmoozed
shmoozes
shmoozing
shmork
shmuck
shmucks
shmup
shmups
shmutz
shnapps
shnaps
shneid
shnook (current term)
shnooks
shnor
shnorr
shnorrer
shnorrers
shnorring
sho
sho nuff
shoad
shoading
shoads
shoal
shoaled
shoaler

Literary usage of Shnook

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports by United States Bureau of Manufactures (1902)
"... nal (pronounced shnook nal) is the most prominent and has by far the greater acreage devoted to its cultivation on the peninsula (Yucatan). ..."

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