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Word of the Day - schmutter

Don't discard old words too quickly.

Posted Sun, May 30, 2021 at 5:02 pm ET

Pronunciation /ˈʃmʌtə/
noun
mass noun
informal
1 Clothing; garments.
2 Worthless material; rubbish.

Origin
1950s from Yiddish schmatte ‘rag’.

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Sid decided to get rid of some old schmutter. Do you want it?

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