as in idiot
a stupid person
don't be a schnook and just stand there while your mother needs help
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
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The losers are the automakers still leaving accessories to the dealer, where the margin quietly bleeds away.
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That is a big risk investors take when trying to find the winners and losers within the biotech sector.
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“Schnook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schnook. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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