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单词 schmear
释义

schmear

/ʃmɪə /
(also schmeer, shmeer, or shmear) North American informal
noun
1An underhand inducement: he knew the schmear was on when the producer invited him to lunch
2A smear or spread: a schmear of low-fat cream cheese...
  • With a barrage of self-deprecating Jewish humor, it gets off to a fast and funny start, but unfortunately, like just a few schmeers of cream cheese for a basketful of bagels, it's all spread pretty thin by the end.
  • Finally, grab a copy, a bagel, a shmear.
  • The speculations have ranged from Joan Baez in particular to his audience in general, with more than a shmear of misogyny in the former case, misanthropy in the latter.
verb [with object]
Flatter or ingratiate oneself with (someone): he was buying us drinks and schmearing us up

Phrases

the whole schmear

Origin

1960s: from Yiddish shmirn 'flatter, grease'.

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