Schmu

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃmuː/

• Audio:

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• 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

Declension of Schmu [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schmu
genitive	eines	des	Schmus
dative	einem	dem	Schmu
accusative	einen	den	Schmu

Further reading

• “Schmu” in Duden online