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Word of the Day – Schmutter

By May 31, 2021Word of the Day

Schmutter (noun)

sh-mut-ter

Clothing/Garments

Worthless material; rubbish.

1950s from Yiddish schmatte ‘rag’.

Example sentences

“He was all about the fashion and wore some smart schmutter”

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