shmatte
/ˈʃmɑtə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rag.
noun
An old or dirty article of clothing.
Example Sentences
- "She skipped onto a minimally decorated stage in a pale salmon pink schmate covered in bows, loose-fitting and obviously filled with surprises."
- "I said, Why am I in the shmatte business? Mr. Kimmel said of his beginners luck."
- "In addition to having the barely perceptible but definitely present scummy vibe of an early 20th-century schmatte business, it was like the ultimate perversion of the male literary impulse."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: שמאַטע, szmata
Usage
Inflected Forms
shmattes (plural)
schmatte (alternative)
schmata (alternative)
schmatta (alternative)
schmate (alternative)
schmutter (alternative)
shmatta (alternative)