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schmear
/ʃmɪə(ɹ)/
noun 3verb 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
whole
VERB + SCHMEAR
buy, didn't
Definitions
noun
1
A spread that goes on a bagel.
2
A batch of things that go together.
So you can buy a la carte programming, or you can buy the whole schmear.
3
An aggregate.
verb
1
To spread something, often a bagel spread.
2
To bribe.
"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?"
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together
- schmeer
- shmear
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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So you can buy a la carte programming, or you can buy the whole schmear.
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"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?"
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[…] I slipped the guy a hundred dollars." "You had to schmear him to sell you a patch?"
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