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schmutz

schmutz
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shmoo ts]
    • /ʃmʊts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shmoo ts]
    • /ʃmʊts/

Definition of schmutz word

  • noun schmutz dirt; filth; garbage. 1

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Origin of schmutz

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; < Yiddish shmuts or German Schmutz, Middle High German smuz; cf. smudge, smut, Middle English bismotered bespattered, soiled (all presumably expressive variants of same Germanic base)

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Parts of speech for Schmutz

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

schmutz popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

schmutz usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for schmutz

adj schmutz

  • grunge — dirt; filth; rubbish.

Top questions with schmutz

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