# der Schmu

der Schmu is a German noun meaning “trick”. Forms: des Schmus.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Schmus

## Meanings

1. _colloquial · no plural_ trick, cheat, fraud, corruption (in a clement tone, or else implying something small in scale)
   - Im Baugewerbe wird viel Schmu gemacht. — There's plenty of corruption in the construction industry.
2. _colloquial · no plural_ nonsense, horseshit (talk or ideas considered wrong or worthless)
   - Du meinst immer nur Empathie. Den Schmu mit Astrologie kannst Du getrost weglassen. — You're always just talking about empathy. You can just drop the astrology nonsense.

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