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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as in to dirty
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Recent Examples of smut
Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
This is a world where the morally grey MMCs (male main characters) become even more morally grey, and the smut even smuttier.
—Rebecca Fearn, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
Excessive moisture can cause corn smut, a type of fungus that grows on the ears.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
An especially intense contingent of splatter and smut creators came out of Germany, Japan, and Brazil, making works that were supposedly so disturbing that word of their existence spread further than the footage ever did.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Curiel uses the corn smut in the chile relleno in the form of huitlacoche esquites, too.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
This is a world where the morally grey MMCs (male main characters) become even more morally grey, and the smut even smuttier.
—Rebecca Fearn, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
Excessive moisture can cause corn smut, a type of fungus that grows on the ears.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
An especially intense contingent of splatter and smut creators came out of Germany, Japan, and Brazil, making works that were supposedly so disturbing that word of their existence spread further than the footage ever did.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smut
Noun
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These soils are low in nutrients, drain quickly but retain small reserves of moisture, and warm rapidly in sunlight before releasing heat at night.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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According to AccuWeather, frost quakes, also sometimes called icequakes, are seismic events caused by a sudden cracking action in frozen soil or rock saturated with water or ice.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He is charged with open and lewd grossness.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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When stormwater dirtied by road runoff, failing septic tanks and fertilizer sullied crystal-clear rivers and lakes, and nobody cared.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While the state emphasized the link between the mud on Debe's tire and the soil from Bob Atrops' front yard, the defense says that this soil is everywhere in the region and is as common as — dirt.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Now, this Tiktok trend has in general not been like ones that have told you to eat dirt—which, by the way, shouldn’t do—or drop heavy objects on your feet—which also isn’t a good thing to do.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With its insistent, obsessive patter, not to mention its unrelenting commitment to in-your-face vulgarity, Sherman’s comedy is hardly for everyone.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their clothes are smeared with mud, symbolizing the earthy, devotional spirit of the journey.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Elliot has a bloody nose, a mouth smeared with lipstick and is wearing a frilly pink bra and pants.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lots of mud, mixed with blood and guts, because what’s Westeros if not a queasy swill of muck and bodily fluids?—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Why did so many people in states with Democrat-majority governments want to keep the COVID emergency going, want it so badly that all rational arguments offered in support of reopening were ignored or answered with obscenity-laden accusations of grandma-killing?—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pandering obscenity is a felony and could mean eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine for McCollister if he is convicted.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Smut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smut. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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