shnook
/ʃnʊk/
noun
- A person who is easily fooled, naive, or overly trusting; a simpleton.
- The con artist targeted shnooks who were too nice to say no.
- He's such a shnook — he believed the salesman's lies and paid twice the price.
- Don't be a shnook; check the facts before you agree to anything.
- A person who is pitiable or pathetic in a gentle, endearing way.
- He's a lovable shnook who always tries to help, even when he messes up.
- The poor shnook waited for hours for a friend who never showed up.
- That shnook forgot his own birthday — we had to remind him.