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German
Etymology
Rotwelsch, perhaps from Yiddish שמועס (shmues). Compare Dutch smoes, English schmooze.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schmu m (strong, genitive Schmus, no plural)
- (colloquial) trick, cheat, fraud, corruption (in a clement tone)
Im Baugewerbe wird viel Schmu gemacht.- There's plenty of corruption in the construction industry.
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