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Origin of word smut

Updated: 3/22/2024
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14y ago

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The word smut means: a small flake of soot or dirt; indecent or obscene talk, writing, or pictures; a disease of cereals caused by a fungus, in which parts of the ear change to black powder; to mark with smuts; to infect with smut.

It is derived from low German Schmutt (modern German Schmutz - dirt)

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The word "smut" originated from Middle English, possibly deriving from Old English or Old Norse roots, with the meaning changing over time to refer to dirt or soot, then coming to be associated with obscenity or indecency in modern English.

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