German Origin
Schneider
German: "Schneider" — tailor; they were "cut short" like fabric
Definition
When the losing team scores fewer than 31 points. Doubles all scores for the hand.
Schneider in play
Tailor's slang gives this its flavor: the losing side gets 'cut short' like cloth on the cutting table. The thresholds are asymmetric and worth memorizing, since the picker needs 91+ to schneider the defense while the defense needs to hold the picker to 30 or fewer. An exact 90-30 split is a plain win, not a schneider, and clearing the bar doubles the stakes, which is why aggressive trump-pulling can be about pushing past 90 rather than merely reaching 61.