Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shmoo ts]
- /ʃmʊts/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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.
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schmutz usage trend in Literature
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adj schmutz
- grunge — dirt; filth; rubbish.
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