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schmutz

US/ʃmʊts/

schmutz noun: dirt, filth.

Noun

schmutz (uncountable)

  1. 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.”2023 August 3, Sarah Naftalis, “Local News” (21:51 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 5, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch)

Proper noun capitalized: Schmutz

Schmutz

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of schmutz

alternative formshmutz

Origin of schmutz

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

Words formed from schmutz

Words that rhyme with schmutz

Questions about schmutz

What does schmutz mean?
Schmutz means dirt, filth.
What part of speech is schmutz?
Schmutz can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce schmutz?
Schmutz is pronounced /ʃmʊts/ (US).

Words near schmutz in the dictionary

  1. schmucks
  2. Schmucksville
  3. schmucky
  4. schmutter
  5. schmutters
  6. schmutz
  7. schmutzy
  8. Schnabel
  9. Schnabel car
  10. Schnabel cars
  11. Schnabel wagon

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