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noun

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1
as in soil
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something once a year they cleaned all of the smut out of the chimney

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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene the talk-show host is famous for shows filled with smut and scandal

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smut

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verb

as in to dirty

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Recent Examples of smut
Noun
There are pulpy novels that are straight-up smut and novels that take an intellectual look at sexuality. — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 15 Feb. 2024 In the end, the Swifties were able to get a lot of the AI smut removed through mass-reporting and overwhelm the rest with a furious avalanche of condemnation. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024 The rampant smut that blighted Times Square and the constellation of lowlifes who orbited around it were tackled in that neighborhood in the mid ’90s. — Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023 My husband had no fondness for smut, for assaults on the sacred. — Marie Ndiaye, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for smut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smut
  1. soil
  2. dirty
  3. dirt
  4. vulgarity
  5. smear
  6. muck
  7. obscenity
  8. tar
Noun
  • Two dark-brown mushrooms stuck out of the damp soil.
    — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • What To Know South Florida is home to hundreds of thousands of Cubans, many of whom fled their home country and claimed immunity from immigration enforcement by having already arrived on United States soil.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of soil
Verb
  • Grease dirtied the handles of the ovens, the microwave ovens and the coolers.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Instead of dirtying a larger pot for your supporting dishes, this quaint cooker will come in handy for quick (or slower simmering) concoctions while matching your kitchen atmosphere.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of dirty
Noun
  • It’s built to do sand, dirt, forests, streams with exclusive features like the FOX suspension, all-terrain tires, skid plates and a factory lift.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • From the washing machine to the dishwasher, dirt, dust, and other buildup can cause appliances to work harder than necessary, resulting in higher energy consumption.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of dirt
Noun
  • The real marvel, in this instance, being the avoidance of vulgarity.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Attention-grabbing vulgarity aside, Pearl was talking hoops, not other things that have been central to Auburn men’s basketball discourse of late.
    — Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of vulgarity
Verb
  • There is no music in the teaser, and the only action comes with j-hope stands up and an unseen hand smears his face with white paint as the song’s title pops up on screen.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Now, finally, parents have an ally in the White House—rather than an administration working hand in glove with activist organizations to smear them and chill their political participation.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of smear
Noun
  • The Clippers’ success lately isn’t just stemming from them making games ugly with their defense and slogging through the muck.
    — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Firefighting equipment is far more likely to get stuck or sink in the muck.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of muck
Noun
  • Yet the movie also contains, by my count, more than a dozen significant obscenities, as well as enough death to scar the Bluey crowd for life.
    — Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Other states don’t allow numerical digits, obscenity, or names of people who have committed atrocities, according to US Birth Certificates.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
Definition of obscenity
Verb
  • In the meantime, party moderates are being tarred with progressive brushes, and Democratic leadership is unwilling or unable to do anything about it.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The debates, the great solutions, DeFi itself, everything gets tarred with the unsafe brush.
    — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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