schmos

schmos

English

Noun

schmos

1. plural of schmo
   • 2004, Chris Turner, Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Defined a Generation

     In early episodes, Homer is simply one of Burns's drones or boobs or schmos from Sector 7G.

   • 2004, A J Jacobs, The know-it-all

     And what about the husbands? Yes, these yearned-for women were, in many cases, married, but you never get these schmos' side of the story.

   • 2005, Francine Prose, A changed man

     "At the time, I belonged to a group that, I realize now, fed on the fears and insecurities of hard-luck schmos like myself."