schmear

plural schmears · alternative shmear · alternative schmeer · alternative shmeer

1. A spread that goes on a bagel.
2. A batch of things that go together.

   So you can buy a la carte programming, or you can buy the whole schmear.

   1994, United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Field Hearing: Defense Conversion: Hearing..., page 21

3. An aggregate.

present singular third person schmears · participle present schmearing · participle past schmeared · past schmeared · alternative shmear · alternative schmeer · alternative shmeer

1. To spread something, often a bagel spread.
2. slangtransitiveTo bribe.

   […] I slipped the guy a hundred dollars." "You had to schmear him to sell you a patch?"

   2003, Lawrence Block, Small Town, page 638

   1 more example

   "What happened?" "Nothing." "How could nothing happen if you're not with her? Listen, did you grease that d.j.?" "No." "You didn't schmear him? You think the world owes you a living?"

   1969, Morris Renek, Siam Miami, page 131