See also: schmiere

German

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Etymology 1

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15th century, deverbal from schmieren.

Noun

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Schmiere f (genitive Schmiere, plural Schmieren)

  1. grease
  2. goo, gunk
  3. smear
  4. cream, ointment
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  • Polish: szmira[1]

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmīrā), whence also Austrian German Schmier (police).

Noun

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Schmiere f (genitive Schmiere, plural Schmieren)

  1. (slang, chiefly in Schmiere stehen) guard, watch, especially during the perpetration of a crime or otherwise forbidden act
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Hunsrik

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Schmiere f

  1. plural of Schmier[1]

References

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  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schmiere”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page Schmier

Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Schmiere

  1. plural of Schmier