schmatte
9.9
A cheap, worn piece of clothing people wear at home
- noun
- /ʃmɑːtə/
- Informal
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trapo
- The thrift store had a variety of colorful schmattes that were perfect for summer picnics.
Examples
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She chuckled as she put on her favorite schmatte for lounging around the house on a lazy Sunday.
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Later, with Susan wearing her new schmatte, they take a sunset walk past Delancey Street to the East River view.
Fiction book (1999) -
He decided to wear an old schmatte while painting the house to avoid ruining his good clothes.
Synonyms
7
9.4
Cheap things that break easily
means a cheap worn item of clothing rather than general goods
Antonyms
How Shabby
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schmatte comes from the Yiddish word shmate, which means 'rag' or 'old clothes'. So a schmatte is a cheap, shabby piece of clothing — like a 'rag' you put on when you do not care about style.