schm-
or shm‐
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prefix
(used to form jocular, usually derisive reduplications): our rich aunt in her fancy-schmancy clothes.
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Origin of schm-
From the Yiddish word shm‐
Words nearby schm-
schlong, Schloss, schlub, schlumbergera, schlump, schm-, Schmalkalden, schmaltz, schmaltzy, schmatte, schmear
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