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
Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025
And at Maya, most diners found a $55 check average as unpalatable as corn smut.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The third act of the infamously schlocky Paul Verhoeven flick Showgirls takes a hard-left turn from being cheese-tastic smut to a harrowing nightmare.
—Aisha Harris, NPR, 21 June 2025
This is bermudagrass smut, a disease that attacks specifically the seed heads in bermuda turf.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
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Verb
By 2010, the magazine was essentially family entertainment compared to the tidal wave of online smut, so a peek-a-boo pictorial of half-naked cybergals didn't seem so risqué.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025
And at Maya, most diners found a $55 check average as unpalatable as corn smut.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The third act of the infamously schlocky Paul Verhoeven flick Showgirls takes a hard-left turn from being cheese-tastic smut to a harrowing nightmare.
—Aisha Harris, NPR, 21 June 2025
This is bermudagrass smut, a disease that attacks specifically the seed heads in bermuda turf.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smut
Noun
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Qatar denounces ‘cowardly’ Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders Israel launched an aerial strike against senior Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday, in its first direct attack on Qatari soil, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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What Mill does is preserve food as a resource, keeping nutrients intact so they can be used to feed soil or farms.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As more success suddenly comes his way, McKinstry has remained the same, friendly and chuckling at his locker, dirtying his jersey and pestering opponents on the field.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Some were prosthetic buttocks, but others were people’s own buttocks, but in various states, like dirtied down and with partial covering.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Noun
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After more than an hour on the road, the team arrived at a cluster of trailers behind a long dirt path on a grower’s property in South Haven, tight quarters where farmworkers rest after long-hour shifts picking fruit under the Michigan sun.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sweep to get rid of any dirt or debris.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Action rocks as Season 2 leans more into DCU absurdity and vulgarity.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rubbing will smear the mud and cause a bigger problem.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even from a young age, Ann seeks transcendence, and Fastvold conveys both the dark crowded muck of poverty and the young girl’s airy dreams of light and love.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the last 15 years, more than two-thirds of the waterway has been slowly brought back to life through concerted efforts to remove or cap toxic muck.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Since Missouri vanity plates have to follow the state obscenity law, a court would need to find that the state law violates the First Amendment.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The suspect is also facing charges including interference with a professional sporting event, reckless endangerment, harassment and obscenity.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Smut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smut. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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