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schmear


schmear

noun \ˈshmir\

Definition of SCHMEAR

: an aggregate of related things <the whole schmear>

Variants of SCHMEAR

schmear or schmeer \ˈshmir\

Origin of SCHMEAR

Yiddish shmir smear
First Known Use: 1965

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