Schmu

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German

Etymology

Rotwelsch, perhaps from Yiddish שמועס (shmues). Compare Dutch smoes, English schmooze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃmuː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

Schmu m (strong, genitive Schmus, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) trick, cheat, fraud, corruption (in a clement tone)
    Im Baugewerbe wird viel Schmu gemacht.
    There's plenty of corruption in the construction industry.

Declension

Further reading

  • Schmu” in Duden online