shmatte

[ shmah-tuh ]
/ ˈʃmɑ tə /

noun

schmatte.

Words nearby shmatte

shlub, shluh, shlump, shm, shmaltz, shmatte, shmear, shmo, shmooze, shmuck, shmutz

Definition for shmatte (2 of 2)

schmatte

or shmat·te

[ shmah-tuh ]
/ ˈʃmɑ tə /

noun Slang.

an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
any garment.

Origin of schmatte

1965–70, Americanism; < Yiddish shmate rag < Polish szmata

British Dictionary definitions for shmatte

shmatte
/ Yiddish (ˈʃmɑtə) /

noun

a rag
anything shabby
(modifier) clothes: a jocular use the shmatte trade