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German
Etymology
From Low German Smöker, from the verb smöken (“to smoke”), from Middle Low German smöken, from Proto-West Germanic *smaukijan. The semantic motivation is unclear. Some compare Schinken (literally “ham”) and thus interpret Schmöker as “smoked ham”. Others compare Swedish lunta (literally “fuse”) and derive it from the practice of using pages from old books for lighting pipes. It could also refer simply to casual reading performed while smoking.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schmöker m (strong, genitive Schmökers, plural Schmöker)
- (informal) book, tome (typically big or old and not particularly gripping, but suited for casual, cozy reading)
- Synonyms: Wälzer, Schwarte, Schinken
1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 87:„Das sind unsere schlimmsten Feinde! Die mit ihrer sogenannten feinen Bildung, die alles antasten, was uns Deutschen heilig ist! Solch ein Judenbengel kann froh sein, daß wir ihn dulden. Soll er seine Pandekten büffeln und die Schnauze halten. Auf seine schöngeistigen Schmöker huste ich!“ schrie er noch lauter, mit der Absicht, auch Agnes zu kränken.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “Schmöker” in Duden online
- “Schmöker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache