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schmear

schmear

1 9.9
A complete set of related things included together
  • noun
  • /ʃmɪr/
  • Informal
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  • The whole schmear.
  • the whole schmear

Examples

  • The whole schmear.

  • The whole schmear.

  • The menu, on the whole, was quite interesting with lots of random Jewish terms ("Schmear", "Schmaltzed Radish") thrown in for good measure.

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  • For brunch, we ordered bagels with a generous schmear of cream cheese.

  • At the event, they offered the whole schmear, including breakfast, lunch, and dessert.

  • When it comes to the holidays, our family prepares the whole schmear of traditional dishes.

Synonyms

lot
vsschmear
656 1.0

A group of people or things considered together

is more informal and idiomatic rather than a neutral label
collection
vsschmear
93 1.9

The act of gathering things for a particular purpose

names an informal group of things rather than the gathering process
caboodle
vsschmear
  • Informal
8 8.5

All the things or people together as a group

is similar but the key term is a more playful informal noun
conglomeration
vsschmear
7 7.4

A group of different things gathered in one place

refers to a casual informal grouping rather than a mixed mass
kit and caboodle
vsschmear
  • Informal
5 7.7

All the things and people in a group or place

conveys the same totality but uses a different idiomatic phrase
shmear
vsschmear
  • Informal
1 9.9

A set of things sold or used together for one price

is the same informal concept but differs only in spelling
whole caboodle
vsschmear
  • Informal
1 7.7

All the things or people involved

shares total meaning but is another informal idiomatic form
schmeer
vsschmear
  • Informal
9.9

A set of things that go together and are bought or used as one

is the same concept but presented with an alternate spelling
whole kit and boodle
vsschmear
  • Informal
6.7

All the things in a group or set

shares the same all‑inclusive sense but uses a different idiom

How Complete

whole shebang
  • Informal
7 8.0
schmear
  • Informal
1 9.9
package
961 1.0
selection
171 1.9
bit
1.0

Surface Forms

schmear singular
schmears plural

Etymology

Schmear can also mean 'the whole set' or 'the whole lot', as in 'the whole schmear'. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine everything 'spread' together into one pile or package, so the word now means the entire collection.