First Known Use: 1587
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1smut
verb \ˈsmət\
smut·tedsmut·ting
Definition of SMUT
transitive verb
1
: to stain or taint with smut
2
: to affect (a crop or plant) with smut
intransitive verb
: to become affected by smut
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Origin of SMUT
probably alteration of earlier smot to stain, from Middle English smotten; akin to Middle High German smutzen to stain
2smut
noun
: language, pictures, or stories that deal with sex in a way that is offensive
Full Definition of SMUT
1
: matter that soils or blackens; specifically : a particle of soot
2
: any of various destructive diseases especially of cereal grasses caused by parasitic basidiomycetous fungi (order Ustilaginales) and marked by transformation of plant parts into dark masses of spores; also : a fungus causing a smut
3
: obscene language or matter
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First Known Use of SMUT
1664
SMUT Defined for Kids
smut
noun \ˈsmət\
Definition of SMUT for Kids
1
: something (as a particle of soot) that soils or blackens
2
: a destructive disease of plants (as cereal grasses) that is caused by a fungus
3
: a fungus that causes smut
Medical Dictionary
smut
noun \ˈsmət\
Medical Definition of SMUT
: any of various destructive diseases especially of cereal grasses caused by parasitic fungi (order Ustilaginales); also : a fungus causing a smut
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