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Schmu
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German
Etymology
RotwelschCategory:Rotwelsch, perhaps from de yi שמועס. Compare nl smoes, en schmooze.
Pronunciation
de /ʃmuː/
de De-Schmu.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de uː 1
Noun
m.sg
de colloquial trick, cheat, fraud, corruption in a clement tone, or else implying something small in scale
de Im Baugewerbe wird viel Schmu gemacht. There's plenty of corruption in the construction industry.
de 2021 Elke Pistor Luftkurmord Emons Verlag 9783863581725 »Dann hat vielleicht einer ohne offizielle Zustimmung den Stempel draufgesetzt. Nach entsprechender Zahlung, versteht sich.«»Wir machen keinen Schmu.«»Irgendwer muss aber Schmu gemacht haben, sonst gäbe es die Kopie ja nicht.« "Then maybe someone stamped it without official approval. After receiving an appropriate payment, naturally.""We don't do that kind of trickery.""Someone must be doing that kind of trickery, though, otherwise there wouldn't be a copy."
de loosely nonsense, horseshit talk or ideas considered wrong or worthless
de 2004-05-08 Guide Stepken Re: Wetterastrologie de.sci.theologie https://groups.google.com/g/de.sci.theologie/c/561yXWayaJY/m/EOmyyHrl8DsJ Du meinst immer nur Empathie. Den Schmu mit Astrologie kannst Du getrost weglassen. You're always just talking about empathy. You can just drop the astrology nonsense.
Declension
m.sg
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