Schmu
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Rotwelsch, perhaps from Yiddish שמועס (shmues). Compare Dutch smoes, English schmooze.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Schmu [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Schmu” in Duden online
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