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In some senses, shmatte is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
shmatte
/ˈʃmɑtə/
noun 3
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2SHMATTE + NOUN
business, kimmel, mr
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A rag.
2
An old article of clothing.
3
Any item of clothing.
She skipped onto a minimally decorated stage in a pale salmon pink schmate covered in bows, loose-fitting and obviously filled with surprises.
I said, Why am I in the shmatte business? Mr. Kimmel said of his beginners luck.
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She skipped onto a minimally decorated stage in a pale salmon pink schmate covered in bows, loose-fitting and obviously filled with surprises.
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I said, Why am I in the shmatte business? Mr. Kimmel said of his beginners luck.
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In addition to having the barely perceptible but definitely present scummy vibe of an early 20th-century schmatte business, it was like the ultimate perversion of the male literary impulse.
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