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Noun: schnook  shnûk
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised
    "don't be such an apologetic schnook";
    - shnook [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: schnooks

Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Schnook

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