- a variation of schmatte.
shmatte
Britishnoun
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a rag
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anything shabby
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(modifier) clothes: a jocular use
the shmatte trade
Example Sentences
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On most of them, it looks like a rag—a shmatte, Joe calls it—but on her it’s high fashion.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
“He’s a shmatte now,” said Hannah, remembering Rivka’s word.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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