smut
noun/smʌt/
/smʌt/
- [uncountable] (informal) stories, pictures or comments about sex that deal with it in a way that some people find offensive
- He can entertain audiences without resorting to smut.
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- [uncountable, countable] dirt, ash, etc. that causes a black mark on something; a black mark made by this
- His face was covered with smuts from the engine.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘defile, corrupt, make obscene’): related to German schmutzen; compare with smudge. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.
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