Where does “Schmu” come from?

Schmu (German) comes from Yiddish שמועס, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה — report, piece of news, rumor.

Schmu (German): trick, cheat, fraud, corruption

Definitions

  1. trick, cheat, fraud, corruption

Ancestry of “Schmu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמועסidle talk, chat, conversation; schmooze
2Hebrewשְׁמוּעוֹת—
3Hebrewשְׁמוּעָהreport, piece of news, rumor
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה →Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת →Every word from Yiddish שמועס →