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schmutz

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shmŏŏts)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

schmutz (shmŏŏts),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]

Slang Termsdirt;
filth;
garbage.

Yiddish shmuts or German Schmutz, Middle High German smuz; compare smudge, smut, Middle English bismotered bespattered, soiled (all presumably expressive vars. of same Gmc base)
1965–70

'schmutz' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

schmutzy - shmutz - smutch

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