schm-
prefix/ʃm-/
Etymology Borrowed from Yiddish שמ־ (shm-), imitative of many Yiddish words such as schmaltz or schmuck.
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US, Morpheme Used to form a reduplicated rhyming compound of any word in order to express disparagement, dismissal, or derision.
- Rain, schmain, we've got a game to play.
- Gather 'round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun / A man whose allegiance / Is ruled by expedience / Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown / "Nazi, Schmazi!" says Wernher von Braun1965, Tom Lehrer, “Werner von Braun”, in That Was The Week That Was:
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Morpheme Used to form an intensified word, typically with words starting with m especially for comedic effect.
- Issa big schmood.
- Look at my big schmeat.
- Related terms
- sch-