schmear
noun
- a portion of cream cheese or another spread, as on a bagel
- a group of related things
- a bribe; bribery, corruption. Also: flattery with a view to influencing someone
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ʃmɪə(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שמיר (shmir, “smear, spread”); compare German schmieren. Doublet of smear, smearcase. By surface analysis, schm- + smear. The sense “bribe” is from Yiddish שמירן (shmirn, “to smear, to bribe”), senses found also in German schmieren. The implication is that a bribe helps “lubricate” an interaction.
- A spread that goes on a bagel.
- A batch of things that go together.
“So you can buy a la carte programming, or you can buy the whole schmear.”
- An aggregate.
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שמיר (shmir, “smear, spread”); compare German schmieren. Doublet of smear, smearcase. By surface analysis, schm- + smear. The sense “bribe” is from Yiddish שמירן (shmirn, “to smear, to bribe”), senses found also in German schmieren. The implication is that a bribe helps “lubricate” an interaction.
- To spread something, often a bagel spread.
- 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?"”