shmatte

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שמאַטע‎ (shmate); originally from Polish szmata.

Noun

shmatte (plural shmattes)

  1. (Yinglish) A rag.
  2. (Yinglish) An old article of clothing.
  3. (fashion industry, clothing retail, slang) Any item of clothing.

Quotations
  • 2007 December 12, David M. Halbfinger, “A Film Producer Guided More by His Heart Than by His Calculator”, in New York Times‎:
    I said, Why am I in the shmatte business? Mr. Kimmel said of his beginners luck.

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