schmear

Also shmear,
Or schmeer

[shmeer]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang.

a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
a number of related things, ideas, etc., resulting in a unified appearance, attitude, plan, or the like (usually used in the phrasethe whole schmear ).
a bribe.

verb (used with object)

Slang.

to spread; smear.
Schmear it on the bread.
to bribe.

schmear

/ ʃ��ɪə /

noun

informal��a situation, matter, or affair (esp in the phrase the whole schmear )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of schmear¹

First recorded in 1930–35 schmear for def. 5, and 1955–60 schmear for def. 4; apparently from Yiddish shmirn “to smear, grease”; compare Middle High German smirwen ( German schmieren ); smear

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Word History and Origins

Origin of schmear¹

C20: from Yiddish shmirn to smear or grease

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Example Sentences

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The bread was thin and appropriately crumbly, the pate a nice thick schmear and the jalapeño provided quite a kick.

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They ferment overnight, then she boils and bakes them in the a.m. “to enjoy with Costco lox, an excessive amount of schmear and my morning coffee.”

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Rob: Oh, yeah, like fold it into cream cheese for a schmear on a bagel.

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“I think my Judaism is Sarah Silverman and a bagel with schmear.”

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Some had a thick schmear of tomato, others just a scrape of orange sauce; a few crusts had the puffy, raised edge characteristic of Neapolitan pizza, but others were flat, like Midwestern tavern pizza.

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schmatte Schmeling

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