schmutzig

Meaning

  1. dirty, filthy, grimy
  2. (figuratively) shameless, obscene
  3. (dialectal) fatty, fat

Opposite of
sauber
Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dräggig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

pfuudig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schwaarz

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wiescht

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃmʊt͡sɪç/
Etymology

In summary

From Schmutz + -ig, whence also dialectal Dutch smotsig. Compare also English smutty.

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