Schmitt: (verb) \ˈshmit\
1. A sudden and urgent gastrointestinal revolt in which the body issues an unmistakable, nonnegotiable evacuation order that causes a considerable mess and great humiliation.
2. To suffer a sudden, public, and spectacular political collapse, especially after overconfidently attempting a partisan attack.
3. To create such an avoidable mess that one’s credibility, message, and electoral prospects are left in tatters.
Example: “I ended up with that cyclosporiasis invection from tainted lettuce and I schmitted myself in the grocery store trying to buy some Pepto.”
Example: “During the hearing performance, he didn’t land a blow—he completely schmitted himself.”