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Meaning of shmatte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈʃmɑtə/

Definitions

  1. A rag.
  2. An old article of clothing.
  3. Any item of clothing.
    slang

Equivalents

Русский тряпка шмо́тка

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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