Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schmuckiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schmuck-i-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being schmucky, of being a schmuck; jerkiness, stupidity, foolishness, ineptitude.

Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But on his second tour of the housing developments - that's when the first little bit of schmuckiness started creeping in."
"[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."

Etymology

From schmucky + -ness. First use appears c. 1961 as shmuckiness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: schmucky

Usage

Inflected Forms

shmuckiness (alternative)

Questions

What does schmuckiness mean?: The state of being schmucky, of being a schmuck; jerkiness, stupidity, foolishness, ineptitude.
Where does schmuckiness come from?: From schmucky + -ness. First use appears c. 1961 as shmuckiness.

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