SMUT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Smut

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (in the sense ‘defile, corrupt, make obscene’): related to German schmutzen; compare with smudge. The noun dates from the mid 17th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: smʌt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a small flake of soot or other dirt or a mark left by one

Short Definition:

small flake of soot or other dirt

Examples:
  • all those black smuts from the engine
Definition:

a fungal disease of cereals in which parts of the ear change to black powder

Short Definition:

fungal disease of cereals in which parts of ear change to black powder

Examples:
  • a few bad crop years with smut and drought and frost
  • fungal infections such as the smuts
Definition:

obscene or lascivious talk, writing, or pictures

Short Definition:

obscene or lascivious talk or pictures

Examples:
  • porn, in his view, is far from being harmless smut

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