1. foolish or gullible people; suckers
Usage: informal; Yiddish origin; plural form

Examples

• The con artist targeted schnooks who would fall for his fake investment scheme.
• Don’t be one of those schnooks who believes everything they read online.
• The salesman thought we were just a couple of schnooks he could overcharge.
• Those schnooks paid twice what the car was worth.
• He made his fortune selling overpriced gadgets to schnooks.
• The casino was full of schnooks throwing away their money.