schmutz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of schmutz
First recorded in 1965–70; from Yiddish shmuts or German Schmutz, Middle High German smuz; cf. smudge, smut, Middle English bismotered “bespattered, soiled” (all presumably expressive variants of same Germanic base)
Example Sentences
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With the summons, Switzerland's foreign ministry had wanted to convey that "we don't understand such violence", Monika Schmutz Kirgoz, who heads the ministry's Middle East and North Africa division told the RTS public broadcaster.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
"This was the most complicated genome sequence we've yet completed," said Jeremy Schmutz, Plant Program lead at the JGI and faculty investigator at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024
Schmutz joked about how Turgeon’s intensity level during the clinic mirrors what he shows during games.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2019
Steve Schmutz, an attorney representing families of three victims, said his clients "support whatever decision the U.S. government is making in this case, and I'm sure they support this decision."
From Reuters • May 24, 2016
They got on them Schmutz from the time I bought 'em off of Dreiner which he busted up way before the Spanish War already.
From The Competitive Nephew by Glass, Montague
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