Shnook

[Sarah]

[Shnook] undoubtedly derives from the Yiddish [schnook] meaning an easily victimized person; i.e., the poor schnook gave his banking information to an internet scammer. But in American usage over the years, [shnook] has come to mean a person that behaves in a mischievous or naughty way. For example, small children are [shnooks] when they misbehave. Politicians are shnooks when they get involved in scandals.