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- noun Alternative spelling of
schmo .
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Examples
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But the twist to "Thin Ice" is that Mickey the shmoe gets what he doesn't deserve.
'Undefeated': Real School Football (Almost) John Anderson 2012
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Her Jackie Flaherty may be a "Jersey girl" she has a tattoo that reads "JBJ," for Jon Bon Jovi, on her ankle and her voice has the lilt of Little Ferry about it, but she exudes a fierce sense of right and wrong and, like Ms. Loy, exalts the men around her: Mike might be, in several ways, a shmoe.
'Win Win' 1, Sports Clichés 0 John Anderson 2011
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Mr. Cassano turns out to have been one more shmoe who built his business on a faulty assumption that liquidity would always be available.
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Simply looking at this earnest shmoe was more than enough.
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Peter seemed to have a hard time with the predestination paradox, which led to discussion that the original timeline involved Sarah getting knocked up by some unknown shmoe, SkyNET is created without the help of any robotic arm, and John Connor goes on to lead humanity without any training from his mother.
/Filmcast Ep. 52 - Terminator Salvation (GUEST: Jeff Cannata from the Totally Rad Show) | /Film 2009
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Since I'm just some shmoe posting in a blog comment section, I'm not going to pretend I know what the Obama campaign should do right now (I know, imagine that!).
For First Time, McCain Edges Ahead Of Obama In Tracking Poll 2009
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Liberal_Elite in reply to a comment from joe shmoe
Audio: Hillary Privately Blasted "The Activist Base Of The Democratic Party" For Caucus Defeats 2009
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Some shmoe is destined to be king who was a shepherd boy till late and lay on hillsides, taking naps while the dog did all the work -
APED: "bugger all this prophecy stuff" hradzka 2009
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Millions of people watch some shmoe whack a tiny ball around a farmer's field.
NASA's Strategic Communications Office Just Doesn't Get It - NASA Watch 2007
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A regular shmoe gets all of the nation's espoinage secrets downloaded into his brain.
Your Definitive Guide to the Fall 2007 TV Season Premieres | the TV addict 2007
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