schnock
Appearance
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably borrowed from Yiddish שנוק (shnuk), a variant of שמאָק (shmok).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]schnock m or f (plural schnocks)
- (colloquial, derogatory) fool, idiot, imbecile
- (colloquial, derogatory) old geezer
- (colloquial, derogatory) senile person
- (colloquial, derogatory) bloke, guy, man
Adjective
[edit]schnock (feminine schnock, masculine plural schnocks, feminine plural schnocks)
Further reading
[edit]- “schnock”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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