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schmatte

or shmat·te

[ shmah-tuh ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
  2. any garment.
  3. a rag.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of schmatte1

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; from Yiddish shmate “rag,” from Polish szmata

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