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"Ah, wilderness, schmilderness! I've got a forest of feelings running wild already! Right here!"
Burdine Maxwell, Bratz ("Survivor")

Friendship, schmendship!
Ulric, Glitter Force

As I'm sure you know, one way to demonstrate you don't care about something is to say the word and then repeat the word with the letters S-C-H-M replacing the real first letters. If you didn't care about truth and justice, for example, you might say "truth, schmuth" or "justice, schmustice."

Blogg: Trolliumsburg, schmolliumsburg.
Mrs. Sparklenose: I wouldn't describe it as 'schmolliumsburg.'

Mr. Bumpy has a splinter, Squishy's fallen off a shelf, and they cry, "Miss Molly, heal us!" Comfort schmumfort! Heal yourself!
Molly Coddle, Bump in the Night, "Comfort Schmumfort"

Dinner, schminner. You are going on a lovely boat ride!
Grover, Sesame Street

Hogwash, schmogwash. You know I'd never tell you hogwash!
Sweet Pea, Oh Hogwash Sweet Pea

Woody: Anybody see an exit?
Mr. Potato Head: Exit, schmexit. Let's get played with!

Poppet: Careful, Furi! My journal says this place is extremely dangerous!
Furi: Not dangerous, delicious!
Katsuma: Yeah, journal, schmournal! It looks pretty sweet to me!
Moshi Monsters the Movie

Miles Edgeworth: You can't say we know all the facts of this case, let alone the truth!
Shi-Long Lang: I told you! Truth, schmuth, I could care less!

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