schmutz

[ shmoots ]

noun

, Slang.

1. dirt; filth; garbage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of schmutz¹

First recorded in 1965–70; from Yiddish shmuts or German Schmutz, Middle High German smuz; smudge, smut, Middle English bismotered “bespattered, soiled” (all presumably expressive variants of same Germanic base)

Example Sentences

"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

The front area of the Camp store is the retail area, called the “canteen,” which features merchandise and play areas as well as the “Schmutz Schtation” — a DIY slime bar.

From Los Angeles Times

“Wipe that schmutz off your face, you two. The four of us are having a night on the town!”

From Literature

And standing roughly 6-foot-8, with his uniform of basketball shorts and hoodies bearing occasional schmutz, he plainly does not look like one.

From New York Times

There’s schmutz all over the bathroom.

From Washington Post