单词 | schmear |
释义 | schmearor schmeer[ shmeer ] / ʃmɪər / 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 phrase the whole schmear). a bribe. verb (used with object) Slang.to spread; smear: Schmear it on the bread. to bribe. Also shmear, shmeer . Origin of schmearFirst recorded in 1930–35 for def. 5, and 1955–60 for def. 4; apparently from Yiddish shmirn “to smear, grease”; compare Middle High German smirwen (German schmieren ); see smear Words nearby schmearschm-, Schmalkalden, schmaltz, schmaltzy, schmatte, schmear, Schmeling, schmick, Schmidt, Schmidt-Lanterman incisure, Schmidt telescope Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for schmearschmear schmeer/ (ʃmɪə) / nounUS informal a situation, matter, or affair (esp in the phrase the whole schmear) Word Origin for schmearC20: from Yiddish shmirn to smear or grease Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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