Joe schmo
noun
the hypothetical average or ordinary person
Word Origin
1947; alternation of schmuck
Usage Note
slang; pl. Schmoes
noun phrase
An undistinguished and unfortunate person
[1960s+; fr schmo, a Yiddish or quasi-Yiddish word meaning ”unfortunate person, schlemiel”]
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