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Schmiere.

grease

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. grease

    feminine

  2. goo, gunk

    feminine

  3. smear

    feminine

  4. cream, ointment

    feminine
Where this word comes from

15th century, deverbal from schmieren.

noun

  1. guard, watch, especially during the perpetration of a crime or otherwise forbidden act

    feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmīrā), whence also Austrian German Schmier (“police”).

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