- the whole schmear
- everything possible or available; every aspect of the situation
I'm going for the whole schmear
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
the whole schmear
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the whole schmear — everything possible or available. → schmear … English new terms dictionary
The whole schmear — totality of a scheme, activity, etc. (originally US slang (1960s); from Yiddish shmeer , from schmeeren = spread) … Dictionary of Australian slang
the whole schmear — Australian Slang totality of a scheme, activity, etc. (originally US slang (1960s); from Yiddish shmeer , from schmeeren = spread) … English dialects glossary
the whole schmear — n. (from Yiddish) totality of an activity, everything … English contemporary dictionary
whole schmear — n. the entire amount; the entire affair. (Based on Yiddish.) □ You just wrecked the whole schmear, that’s what. □ I’ll take a hamburger with everything on it the whole schmear … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
schmear — (n.) 1961, bribery, from Yiddish shmir spread, from shmirn to grease, smear, from M.H.G. smiren, from O.H.G. smirwen to smear (see SMEAR (Cf. smear) (v.); Cf. slang to grease (someone s) palm to bribe ). Phrase the whole schmear the entire affair … Etymology dictionary
schmear — [shmir] n. [E Yiddish shmir, lit., a smearing < shmirn, to smear < MHG smir(we)n] Slang 1. some matter or activity with all its related features: usually the whole schmear 2. a bribe: Also sp. schmeer … English World dictionary
schmear — noun (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together he bought the whole schmeer • Syn: ↑schmeer, ↑shmear • Topics: ↑Yiddish • Hypernyms: ↑batch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
schmear — /shmear/, Slang. n. 1. a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like. 2. a number of related things, ideas, etc., resulting in a unified appearance, attitude, plan, or the like (usually used in the phrase the whole schmear). 3.… … Universalium
schmear — or schmeer [[t]ʃmɪər[/t]] n. v. schmeared or schmeered, schmear•ing or schmeer•ing. Slang. 1) cvb sts a number of related things, matters, etc.: to go through the whole schmear[/ex] 2) cvb sts a bribe 3) cvb sts to bribe • Etymology: 1960–65;… … From formal English to slang
