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Definition of schmear in English English dictionary
- A spread that goes on a bagel
- An aggregate
- A batch of things that go together
- a quantity of butter, soft cheese, etc. spread on bread
- an underhand inducement
- {f} (from Yiddish) smear, spread (as on bread or bagel); bribe
- {i} (from Yiddish) small amounts spread on a roll or bagel; batch of items that go together
- the whole schmear
- {i} (from Yiddish) totality of an activity, everything
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(noun.) 1965. Yiddish שמיר (shmir, “smear, spread”); cognate with German schmieren, English smear.Resimler
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