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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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
Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 22 Dec. 2025
Users have also commented that the audio elements of the current version of Grok Imagine have made for improved smut.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
As a result of the fervor and accolades, plenty of critics and fans are already ringing the Emmy bell for the series, hoping that, for the first time, gay hockey smut can net some hardware from the Television Academy.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 22 Dec. 2025
Users have also commented that the audio elements of the current version of Grok Imagine have made for improved smut.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smut
Noun
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As the train pulled into the precincts of Guilin, Martha and Joost gazed out the window at a series of pointy green hills poking up out of bright-orange soil.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Borlaug’s life reflects the kind of innovation that can grow from Iowa soil and reach far beyond it.—
Kate Levasseur,
Des Moines Register,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If an exclamation point only signified gore and grossness, this gothic rock opera would more than qualify.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But as filming continued, Pidgeon appeared to dirty her butter blond with caramel and chocolate shades similar to Bessette-Kennedy’s, thanks to stylist Kari Hill.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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With the help of your Instant Pot, spaghetti and meatballs come together in under an hour without dirtying multiple dishes.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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The ring top holds dirt collected from home plate during Game 7, visible through a glass window when the ring is opened.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Once this debris was removed and sent to landfills, the focus shifted downward to the lot’s remaining dirt.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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It is hoped that political ad campaigns would aim to lessen the meanness and divisiveness and vulgarity that have damaged our democracy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Former President Richard Nixon proved himself no slouch in the vulgarity department after reaching the White House in 1969.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mullin did not apologize for his remarks and instead accused Paul of smearing his character.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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The pigment lasts all day without smearing.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Volunteers have been showing up from across Oahu and even from other islands to help clear away muck and debris, Pierce said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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This is music that’s grounded in the muck and the mire of mundane existence; escape is always just out of reach.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Chico State allegations were covered by the Chico Enterprise-Record, which reported in 2006 that players accused Goodenbour of degrading them and directing obscenities at them.—
Julia Haney,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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That has given the agency the legal ability to regulate such things as indecency and obscenity, as well as commercials in children’s programming.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Smut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smut. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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