Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schnook

/ʃnʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: schnook
IPA: /ʃnʊk/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is easily taken advantage of.

Slang

Example Sentences

"He’s just a schnook. She’s obviously using him but he keeps coming back for more abuse."
"The Apartment. Producer-Director Billy Wilder tells of a sweet-natured schnook (brilliantly played by Jack Lemmon) who shoots up the corporate ladder."
"But the top goon's one-panel reform described by Robin on the last page was absolutely cringeworthy … especially since the author had so successfully built up his image as a first-rate shnook."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שנוק (shnuk, “person easily imposed upon or cheated”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʃnʊk/
British English: /ʃnʊk/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

schnooks (plural) shnook (alternative)

Synonyms

shnook

Rhymes With

look took book cook hook shook brooke brook undertook crook cooke nook

Questions

How do you pronounce schnook?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃnʊk/.
What does schnook mean?: A person who is easily taken advantage of.
Where does schnook come from?: Borrowed from Yiddish שנוק (shnuk, “person easily imposed upon or cheated”).

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