schmutz

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schmutz¹

  • /ʃmʊts/ US

Rhymes with -ʊts

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From Yiddish שמוץ (shmuts) or German Schmutz. Doublet of smut.

noun shmutz

  1. uncountable dirt, filth “Let's take a look at the News 8 WeatherWall with high Doppler action. And this patch right here, um... well, that's a little schmutz there on the old WeatherWall with high Doppler action.”

Schmutz²

proper noun

  1. A surname from German.

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@misc{schmutz_2026,
  title = {schmutz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schmutz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}