This week's theme
Words borrowed from Yiddish

This week's words
nosh
naches
schmutz
kosher
schlockmeister

Schmutz & Schmutz
There's even a law firm with this name.

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PRONUNCIATION:

(shmuhts, shmoots)

MEANING:

noun: Dirt, filth, or any undesirable substance.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Yiddish shmuts. Earliest documented use: 1968.

USAGE:

"The Broadway local line has the dirtiest cars -- with only 27 percent of them rated as 'clean' in a new subway seat and floor 'schmutz survey'."
Vinita Singla and Jeane MacIntosh; R Gets 'F' For Filth; New York Post; May 6, 2011.

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