the whole schmear

Variant of schmear

schmear definition

schmear (s̸hmir)

noun

  1. some matter or activity with all its related features
    usually the whole schmear
  2. a bribe

Etymology: E Yiddish shmir, lit., a smearing < shmirn, to smear < MHG smir(we)n

Also sp. schmeer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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