She skipped onto a minimally decorated stage in a pale salmon pink schmate covered in bows, loose-fitting and obviously filled with surprises.
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Shmatte
//ˈʃmɑtə//
Synonyms for "shmatte"
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3 translations across 2 languages.
Russian
2 entries- тря́пка noun (a rag)
- шмо́тка noun (any item of clothing)
Yiddish
1 entries- שמאַטע noun (a rag)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I said, Why am I in the shmatte business? Mr. Kimmel said of his beginners luck.
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In addition to having the barely perceptible but definitely present scummy vibe of an early 20th-century schmatte business, it was like the ultimate perversion of the male literary impulse.
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