Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
shmutz
Noun
/ʃmʊts/
Definition
A Yiddish term referring to dirt or a mess.
Examples
- After lunch, he had some shmutz on his shirt from the spaghetti.
- Can you clean up the shmutz on the table before dinner?
- The kids left a lot of shmutz on the floor after their snack time.
Meaning
The term ‘shmutz’ is often used informally to describe something that is dirty, messy, or greasy. It can refer to anything from a smudge on a shirt to food particles on someone’s face.
Synonyms
- dirt
- mess
- grime
- smudge
- slime
