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shmo

 (shmō)
n. pl. shmoes Slang
Variant of schmo.
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shmo

(ʃməʊ)
n, pl shmoes
a variant spelling of schmo
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.shmo - (Yiddish) a jerk
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
dork, jerk - a dull stupid fatuous person
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However, in addition, the group is also keen to develop Jo Shmo's' outlets as a concept and will be looking at Birmingham and other potential Midland locations as a base for its new brand."
The social health maintenance organization (SHMO) integrates acute and LTC benefits through health maintenance organization enrollment with the potential to reach a larger segment of the Medicare population.
Though most tokens of 'amar/higid translated as ask involve some sort of criticism or sensitive reaction, this combination can also occur with other questions that are not intended to elicit a real answer, as in (26): (26) 'im 'oto germani tsa'ir beshem statsh haya matsliax laharog 'et napole'on, 'omer heynzen, velo' nitpas barega' ha'axaron ha'im shmo lo' haya nisa' letehila bekerev kol ha'amim.
Oh, there were the occasional PACE and SHMO demonstrations, and that brave Senior Options program in Minnesota, but they were small and far between.
Examples of integrated systems of care for older adults include continuing care retirement communities (CCRC), the community care organizations for older adults (CCODA), and the social health maintenance organizations (SHMO).
My complaint is that no one cares about my former lovers, childhood friends or the shmo who catered my wedding.
For example, Social Health Maintenance Organization (SHMO) demonstrations have been underway in four sites since 1985.
In London, it is testing two upmarket pizza delivery outfits called Lupa, two "pizza by the metre" restaurants called Al Rorro, which are more expensive than Gondola's other brands, and three American Diner-theme outlets called Jo Shmo's.
The group, which has 171 outlets under the Ask, Zizzi and Jo Shmo brands, did not disclose sales figures.
Extension of Social Health Maintenance Organization Demonstration (SHMO) Project Authority (Section 531)