schmeat
English
Etymology 1
Blend of sch- + sheet + meat.
Noun
schmeat (uncountable)
- Alternative form of shmeat (“animal meat grown artificially from a tissue culture”).
Etymology 2
From sch- + meat. In sense 1, possibly influenced by schlong.
Noun
schmeat (uncountable)
- Alternative form of shmeat (“penis”).
- (derogatory, humorous, rare) Meat.
- 1984, Barbara Paul, “Kelly Ingram”, in The Renewable Virgin, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →ISBN, page 44:
- ‘[…] The Miss America people are considering you for one of the judges. Whaddaya say to that?’ Me, I didn’t say anything; I was speechless. But Marian snorted, ‘That meat parade!’ ‘Meat, schmeat, it’s exposure, darling.’
- 1998 December 6, Jay Steele, “[UEW] Flash Flood Part IV (12/4)”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling.fantasy[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 17 April 2026:
- Benny: I don't CARE what you want! I want a MEAT LOVER'S SPECIAL, dammit! You should too! […] Jimmy: Meat, schmeat, don't you ever get sick of meat?
- 2008, Jess Riley, chapter 13, in Driving Sideways: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 257:
- No experimentation with drugs, smoking, late-night parties, or kinky sex? Point me in the right direction! No more processed meats? Meat schmeat! (Actually, that one wasn’t all that difficult, given that I’ve been seeing a cute little puppy face with huge watery eyes in every hamburger for the last ten years or so. […])
- 2015 January 2, Brandon Watson, “Top 10 Local Trends”, in Louis Black, editor, The Austin Chronicle, volume 34, number 18, Austin, Tex.: The Austin Chronicle Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 34, column 2:
- 9) GREEN WITH ENVY Meat, schmeat. Gardner’s debut at the Austin Food & Wine Festival elicited so many oohs and ahhs that soon menus all over town were featuring haute veggies.