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smut

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Wasn't there a story that they 'found' smut in OBL's hideout?

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Quick take

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of smut gathered in one view.

noun

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

noun

destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores

noun

any fungus of the order Ustilaginales

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for smut.

noun

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

See also: lampblack, soot, crock

noun

destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores

noun

any fungus of the order Ustilaginales

noun

creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

See also: pornography, porno, porn, erotica

verb

make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act"

verb

stain with a dirty substance, such as soot

verb

become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten"

verb

affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn

Example sentences

1

Wasn't there a story that they 'found' smut in OBL's hideout?

2

I self-censored a lot of smut from myself online.

3

Or sold to the daily mail and other hypocritical smut pedlars

4

This problem was so bad that after only a couple pages of porn gifs on Tumblr i had to open Chrome to keep the smut going.

5

Humans being human are likely to stop searching as soon as they find the smut, and miss what you might be really hiding.

6

A long time ago I was travelling in a country where they require smut filters in internet cafes.

7

This is an old argument but: most internet filters only filter for smut and not violence.

8

" and he responds "No, she stayed and continued to be the same smut/smitty/skipscapscalleywag/whore she was".

9

The point is that they can get very loud and insistent and they might go on TV saying that "Apple distributes smut" and whatnot.

10

A $500 million party round led by drug runners, arms dealers, art thieves, smut peddlers and dictator progeny would have been far more impressive.

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But I'd imagine the vast majority of the population want to view pornography without putting their name on a smut-list.

12

However when something like this comes along, suddely politicans are disciplined, determined, principled fighters of smut who can get their way....

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I honestly have no problems wit this as long as the default is unfiltered, and any blocks and filters are opt inBut we already have that in the form of installable software that blocks online smut.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use smut in a sentence?

Wasn't there a story that they 'found' smut in OBL's hideout?

What does smut mean?

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

What part of speech is smut?

smut is commonly used as noun, verb.