noun
- a spread of cream cheese, typically on a bagel
Usage: informal; Yiddish origin
verb
- to spread something thickly on a surface
Usage: informal; Yiddish origin
Examples
- I ordered a bagel with a shmear of cream cheese.
- The deli offers various shmears including scallion and lox spread.
- Can you shmear some butter on my toast?
- She likes to shmear peanut butter thick on her sandwich.
- The bakery’s everything bagel comes with a generous shmear.
- He asked for just a light shmear, not too much cream cheese.