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schmear

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7 lettersPronunciation /ʃmɪə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted acehmrsStarts with SEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together

Word origin

Borrowed from Yiddish שמיר (shmir, “smear, spread”); compare German schmieren. Doublet of smear, smearcase. By surface analysis, schm- + smear.

Used in a sentence

  • So you can buy a la carte programming, or you can buy the whole schmear.
  • "What happened?" "Nothing." "How could nothing happen if you're not with her? Listen, did you grease that d.j.?" "No." "You didn't schmear him? You think the world owes you a living?"
  • […] I slipped the guy a hundred dollars." "You had to schmear him to sell you a patch?"

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