schmo

Example Sentences

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Ed Sheeran wouldn’t let just any old schmo accompany him on “Thinking Out Loud” in front of 70,000 people, especially on an instrument they’ve only played for a few weeks.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

“For joe schmo Twitter user, it really doesn’t matter,” Fisch said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2022

The early going focuses on Rand — less villain than schmo, a hapless angry mullet — and on a parodic rendering of Pam and Tommy’s whirlwind courtship.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022

Anderson is a genius, he says, while he’s a schmo.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 31, 2018

“Can you believe that schmo? He says that Aaron ran off, maybe freight-hopped to St. Louis or Cincinnati.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros