Schmu
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