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Word: schmootzig (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

...scolds incessantly in Yiddish-spiced Brooklynese. It is almost always done gently and with a smile, but the point gets across. "Cy, please, so why is it so schmootzig [dirty] around the soft-drink machine? I told you that should never happen. Cy, do me a favor. Clean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailing: Everybody Loves a Bargain | 7/6/1962 | See Source »

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