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Meaning of "schmear" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCHMEAR

From Yiddish shmirn to smear or grease.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHMEAR

schmear  [ʃmɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHMEAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Schmear is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCHMEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

schmear

Schmear

Schmear is a word of Germanic origin, equivalent to 'smear' or 'spread'. In some Germanic languages, the cognate of smear itself means butter. Origin: Before 900; Middle English: smeren, smirien to rub with fat, anoint; Old English: smirian, smerian, smerwan; cognate with Dutch: smeren; German: schmieren, Old Norse: smyrja, smyrwa; in current senses derivative of the verb; compare obsolete smear: fat, grease, ointment; Middle English: smere; Old English: smeoru; cognate with Dutch: smear; German: Schmer, Old Norse: smjǫr, Danish: smør - butter; Greek: σμύρις - rubbing powder. The use and spelling schmear or shmear in American English is a direct loanword from Yiddish, where its original usage referred to cheese. In modern usage it has extended to anything that can be spread, such as cream cheese spread upon a bagel. In some cases, it refers to "an entire set or group of related things", or the expression "the whole shmear".

Definition of schmear in the English dictionary

The definition of schmear in the dictionary is a situation, matter, or affair.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCHMEAR


academia
ˌækəˈdiːmɪə
Ajmer
ʌdʒˈmɪə
ameer
əˈmɪə
amia
ˈæmɪə
amir
əˈmɪə
anemia
əˈniːmɪə
Bohemia
bəʊˈhiːmɪə
bulimia
bjuːˈlɪmɪə
cashmere
ˈkæʃmɪə
Crimea
kraɪˈmɪə
emir
ɛˈmɪə
ischemia
ɪˈskiːmɪə
Izmir
ˈɪzmɪə
kashmir
ˈkæʃmɪə
lamia
ˈleɪmɪə
macadamia
ˌmækəˈdeɪmɪə
mere
mɪə
smear
smɪə
Vermeer
vɛəˈmɪə
Windermere
ˈwɪndəˌmɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCHMEAR

schmaltz
schmaltzier
schmaltziest
schmaltzy
schmalz
schmalzy
schmeck
schmecker
schmeer
schmelz
schmick
Schmidt
Schmidt camera
Schmidt telescope
Schmitt trigger
schmo
schmock
schmoe
schmoose
schmooz

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCHMEAR

appear
asmear
bear
besmear
cervical smear
clear
dear
ear
fear
gear
hear
near
on a tear
Pap smear
Papanicolaou smear
rear
shmear
vaginal smear
wear
year

Synonyms and antonyms of schmear in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «schmear» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHMEAR

Find out the translation of schmear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of schmear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «schmear» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

schmear
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

schmear
570 millions of speakers

English

schmear
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

schmear
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

schmear
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

schmear
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

schmear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

schmear
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

schmear
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Schmear
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schmear
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

schmear
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

schmear
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Schmear
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

schmear
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

schmear
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कमियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

schmear
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schmear
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schmear
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

schmear
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schmear
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

schmear
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schmear
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

schmear
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

schmear
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of schmear

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHMEAR»

The term «schmear» is regularly used and occupies the 57.767 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHMEAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about schmear

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHMEAR»

Discover the use of schmear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to schmear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Psychology of Bagels
"Schmear" has a few different spellings; from schmear to shmear to shmeer and schmeer it's enough to ruin any spell check program. Several online dictionaries agree that a schmear refers to a group of things that go together as in "they got ...
Carrie Kc West, 2012
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Bouchon Bakery
Here brioche dough is rolled into a square, spread with pastry cream and a layer of our “schmear”—a mixture of brown sugar, butter, honey, rum, and vanilla—and sprinkled with pecans. The dough is rolled up and sliced into disks, which are ...
Thomas Keller, Sebastien Rouxel, 2012
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Heidegger and Unconcealment: Truth, Language, and History
They are also the conditions that make it possible for us to be deceived by things. How so? Consider the example of the salmon schmear. It is because I ordered a salmon, not a strawberry, schmear and because, in the context of bagel shops, ...
Mark A. Wrathall, 2010
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The Philosophy of Deception
Consider the example of the salmon schmear. It is because I ordered a salmon, not a strawberry schmear, and because, in the context of bagel shops, one's order is generally fulfilled, that I am primed for my bagel to come with a salmon ...
Clancy W. Martin, 2009
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Nosh on This: Gluten-Free Baking from a Jewish-American Kitchen
MAKES TWELVE 2- TO 3-lNCl-l TARTS CHILLING TIME: 30 minutes BAKING TIME: 25 to 30 minutes ALMOND SCHMEAR sugar 100 grams |1/1 cup GF almond flour 35 grams | 'A cup roasted, salted almonds 80 grams |1/1 cup Lyle's Golden ...
Lisa Stander-Horel, Tim Horel, 2013
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You've Got Ketchup on Your Muumuu: An A--to--Z Guide to ...
220 | schmear When English latches onto a first-class, expressive noun, it Q) usually wastes no time before putting the noun through its paces. Thus, schmaltz led to the adjective schmaltzy (SHMAHLT see), with its inevitable comparative and ...
Eugene Ehrlich, 2000
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The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and ...
To schmear inevitably came to mean smearing cream cheese on a bagel. The term also has several metaphorical senses. In English we have “grease his palm” (to bribe) and “butter her up” (to flatter); also smear, as in “to smear someone's ...
Phil Cousineau, 2013
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
the whole schmear everything possible or available; every aspect of something. North American informal Schmear (also spelled schmeer, shmear, or shmeer) means 'bribery' or 'flattery', and comes from the Yiddish verb schmirn meaning ...
Judith Siefring, 2004
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German English Words: A Popular Dictionary of German Words ...
Mick Jagger, insert inJump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones, CD, 1997. schmier, shmier, shmir, schmear, shmear, schmeer, shmeer schmier, shmier, shmir, schmear, shmear, schmeer, shmeer schmier, shmier, shmir, schmear, shmear, ...
Robbin D. Knapp, 2005
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The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home
... Chicken Salad with Tomatoes, Cucumber, and Cracklings, 85 Winter Chicken Salad with Garlic and Herb Schmear, 129 Olive and Sun-Dried Tomato Schmear, 130 Roasted Red Pepper and Onion Schmear, 131 Smoked Salmon Schmear, ...
Nick Zukin, Michael Zusman, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHMEAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term schmear is used in the context of the following news items.
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ArtsBeat | No Schmear, but Selfies Are Welcomed
They're five foot around, and they don't come with a schmear. “I like them simple,” Ms. Liden said. Write A Comment. Share. art & design, New York City, Art, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Taste: BakeHouse gives marketgoers a tasty schmear
... taste of Brooklyn in the Land of Enchantment," the BakeHouse offers the chance to pick up a bread or authentic bagel with your choice of schmear — a spread, ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jun 15»
3
Ess-a-Bagel on First Avenue does its last schmear
The latest neighborhood business to close down is Ess-A-Bagel on First Avenue and 21st Street. Open since 1976, the owners had to shut the doors Sunday ... «New York Business Journal, Mar 15»
4
WATCH: Schmear Lunacy!
Before you dress up another bagel for Sunday brunch, take a moment to watch this guy go at it. I promise, you will never think about your schmear the same way ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Mar 15»
5
Schmear It comes in from the cold at Matt & Marie's
Schmear It, the bagel truck, is joining forces with Matt & Marie's Italian sandwich ... Since hitting the streets in August 2013, Schmear It has become a breakfast ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
6
Dan Loeb's Vicious Schmear Campaign Against Dow Chemical
Loeb owns a 2% stake in the company and used strong arm tactics, including a schmear campaign against Dow Chemical and CEO Andrew Liveris, to force two ... «Jewish Business News, Nov 14»
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Schmear and Now: The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Schmear and Now: The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. October 29, 2014 By: Greg Salisbury. Posted In. Film & Television. Comment0 ... «Jewish Exponent, Oct 14»
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This cream cheese beats the pants off Tofutti. Photograph by Hadas …
This schmear is made of protein-packed cashews, healthy-fat-filled coconut oil, an enzyme-rich probiotic and miso, along with alkalizing lemon and sea salt. «Jewish Daily Forward, Oct 14»
9
'Chanel' With a Schmear
A mock “Chanel” bag designed to resemble a bagel with schmear became a global sensation this week after making its debut on the arm of actress India ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Oct 14»
10
Rugelach, kugel, challah – just schmear on love for Jewish food
He does that only when he's reading New Yorker cartoons or watching “Seinfeld” reruns. This time it was neither. It was something on Facebook. “You've got to ... «Cleveland Jewish News, Oct 14»

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