I have ever used the term “The Whole Schmear.” I agree it seems to around the time Chevy Chase was using it. According to Alexa it’s an old Prussian term.
You can also use “schmear” in the sense of flattery. Like “he’s just buttering me up”/“he’s just schmearing me up”. “Schmear” has it’s roots in “schmirn”, the Yiddish word for grease.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 2 years ago
Huh, I wondered what a schmear was, and it seems to be almost exactly a smear. Cool!
elizabethvshaffer over 2 years ago
We got our schmears last Friday; we had bagels and lox. Was looking for a change-up from fish sticks and tots.
coltish1 over 2 years ago
Didn’t Gerald Ford say, “The whole shmear is one ball of wax.”? I think he was responding to something Chevy Chase did on SNL.
Perkycat over 2 years ago
I have a schmear of peanut butter on my bagel in the morning, along with a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Love the word!
randybrewer Premium Member over 2 years ago
That’s why bagels were invented!
BJIllistrated Premium Member over 2 years ago
I have ever used the term “The Whole Schmear.” I agree it seems to around the time Chevy Chase was using it. According to Alexa it’s an old Prussian term.
MissyTiger over 2 years ago
Word Nerd alert:
You can also use “schmear” in the sense of flattery. Like “he’s just buttering me up”/“he’s just schmearing me up”. “Schmear” has it’s roots in “schmirn”, the Yiddish word for grease.