Definitions
Etymologies
- Yiddish שמיר (shmir, "smear, spread"); cognate with German schmieren, English smear. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Hope for Haiti Now includes Jennifer Hudson performance, Anderson Cooper reporting Modern Family creator explains why he "can't stand" reality TV, people followed by cameras Columnist says Obama's presidency "is in danger of becoming" a reality show CBS 'pap smear gift PSA has versions for Christmas, Hanukkah, which says "schmear”
“Columnist says Obama's presidency "is in danger of becoming" a reality show CBS 'pap smear gift PSA has versions for Christmas, Hanukkah, which says "schmear”
“Million Dollar Listing keeps up Josh, Chad's contrived conflict, awkward set-ups as Madison comes out Meghan, Cheyne cocky ( "we're the best team ever"); were 10 minutes ahead of Sam, Dan, who explain blurring, are okay with edit CBS 'pap smear gift PSA has versions for Christmas, Hanukkah, which says "schmear”
“the balloons look like lil sperm guys on the "schmear" cake.”
“uh huh. not unheard of to see them on a "schmear" slide, either.”
“On a completely unrelated note, HuffPost Hill's grandfather -- a real mensch -- always liked to note that mixing scallions, onion slices and Christian blood makes for a FABULOUS schmear.”
The Huffington Post: HUFFPOST HILL - GOP Split Over King's Gun Control Plan
“If you toast a bagel, put some schmear on it, add a tomato and some salt and pepper, it's going to be delicious no matter what.”
The Wall Street Journal: Strike Back at an Empire State of Mind
“Sorry for the schmear-my lens had a run-in with BBQ sauce”
“But, according to the geniuses in Washington, pizza is a vegetable for the purposes of determining what goes into public school lunches by virtue of the fact that pizza traditionally includes a schmear of tomato paste.”
“If they'll let me have it and if it comes with a schmear.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘schmear’.
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Four Initial Consonants
Words that begin with a string of four consonants. The letter wye doesn't count, unless it clearly isn't acting as a vowel.
chthonic, nschiego, tschego, schmooze, schmaltz, schnapps, schlocky, schlieric, schlieren, schlump, schmutz, schmuck and 16 more...
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german-isch
German, Yiddish & pseudo-German words...
frech, schweinerei, schnibble, wutz, ferkel, kvetch, kibitz, nosh, ditzelfritz, verboten, achtung, neibling and 28 more...
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Words I don't like
crisp, toes, bugaboo, taut, frickin, schmear, winningest, knapsack, supper, tumbler, pee, soap scum and 22 more...
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claudius45 additonal definitions
schmear vt. to bribe; n. a bribe: You'll have to schmear the building inspector if you don't want a code violation.
schmear vt. to apply cream cheese liberally to a bagel; n. the liberal application of cream cheese to a bagel often in preparation for the application of lox.
Hey, you want a schmear on this bagel? Jul 15, 2009