szmata

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Polish

szmata

Etymology

Uncertain but perhaps derived from szmat or śmieć

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂma.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: szma‧ta

Noun

szmata f (diminutive szmatka)

  1. (literally) rag (cloth)
  2. (figuratively) rag (low quality magazine)
    Synonym: szmatławiec
  3. (slang, offensive) skank, slut (sexually promiscuous woman)
  4. (colloquial, sports) chip shot (an easy goal)
    Synonyms: babol, kartofel

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Descendants

  • Yiddish: שמאַטע (shmate)

Further reading

  • szmata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szmata in Polish dictionaries at PWN