the whole schmear
1the whole schmear — everything possible or available; every aspect of the situation I m going for the whole schmear …
2the whole schmear — everything possible or available. → schmear …
3The whole schmear — totality of a scheme, activity, etc. (originally US slang (1960s); from Yiddish shmeer , from schmeeren = spread) …
4the whole schmear — Australian Slang totality of a scheme, activity, etc. (originally US slang (1960s); from Yiddish shmeer , from schmeeren = spread) …
5the whole schmear — n. (from Yiddish) totality of an activity, everything …
6whole 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 …
7schmear — (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 …
8schmear — [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 …
9schmear — noun (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together he bought the whole schmeer • Syn: ↑schmeer, ↑shmear • Topics: ↑Yiddish • Hypernyms: ↑batch, ↑ …
10schmear — /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.… …
