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   Schmear

   /SHmir/

   

   noun

   • 1. a corrupt or underhanded inducement; a bribe: "he knew the schmear was on when the producer invited him to lunch"
   • 2. a smear or spread: "the bagel so perfect with a schmear of low-fat cream cheese"

   verb

   • 1. flatter or ingratiate oneself with (someone): "he was constantly buying us drinks and schmearing us up"

   Word Origin 1960s: from Yiddish shmirn ‘flatter, grease’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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