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__NOTOC__ ''Schmear'' is a word of Germanic origin, equivalent to 'smear' or 'spread' (usually fat or butter). In some Germanic languages, the cognate of ''smear'' itself means butter. Origin: Before 900; (v.) Middle English: ''smeren'', ''smirien'' to rub with fat, anoint; Old English: ''smirian'', ''smerian'', ''smerwan''; cognate with Dutch: ; German: ドイツ語:''schmieren'', Icelandic: , Old Norse: ''smyrja'', ''smyrwa''; (noun) in current senses derivative of the verb; compare obsolete ''smear'': fat, grease, ointment; Middle English: ''smere''; Old English: ''smeoru''; cognate with Dutch: ; German: ドイツ語:''Schmer'', Old Norse: ''smjǫr'', Danish: ''smør'' - butter; Greek: () - rubbing powder. The use and spelling ''schmear'' or ''shmear'' in American English is a direct loanword from Yiddish, where its original usage referred to cheese. In modern usage it has extended to anything that can be spread, such as cream cheese spread upon a bagel. In some cases, it refers to "an entire set or group of related things", or the expression "the whole shmear".〔 〕 As a slang term, the word in Yiddish also refers to a slap on the face, primarily when disciplining young children. It can also refer to bribery, as a "little extra" spread on top. ==See also== * List of English words of Yiddish origin 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Schmear」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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