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ironbelly
Funny enough I know this word from childhood. Never connect it with Yiddish though. In Western Ukraine 'shmata' means a piece of a dirty cloth that is used to wipe out flour or similar.
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Stoneage
Funny, a rug is Swedish is "matta"...
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EddieByword
I've always understood it to mean the leftovers in a garment factory which are then used, as wanted/needed, as rags to clean surfaces etc..........
This is what came up when I googled Schmatta...........
"The term “schmatta” (also spelled shmatta, shmate, schmatte, schmattah or shmatteh) is a Yiddish word that typically is defined as a rag or ragged piece of clothing. Some scholars trace “schmatta” back to the Polish term “szmata” (which, fortunately, does not have numerous alternative spellings) which also means a rag".
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ironbelly
Funny enough I know this word from childhood. Never connect it with Yiddish though. In Western Ukraine 'shmata' means a piece of a dirty cloth that is used to wipe out flour or similar.
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Nikkei
Great research effort, having to dress up some obscure BS Keith quotes because he failed to notice the existence of Prince Rupert Loewenstein. Or Allen Klein for that matter. The "secret jewish history" of the Stones remained a secret to that guy
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Re: Shmatta Shmatta Shmatta
Posted by: ironbelly ()
Date: August 27, 2021 17:09
Funny enough I know this word from childhood. Never connect it with Yiddish though. In Western Ukraine 'shmata' means a piece of a dirty cloth that is used to wipe out flour or similar.
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Re: Shmatta Shmatta Shmatta
Posted by: Stoneage ()
Date: August 28, 2021 01:29
Funny, a rug is Swedish is "matta"...
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And of course, a rug in English is also a mat........(although a rug is usually more luxurious than a mat but both are on the floor.............
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Re: Shmatta Shmatta Shmatta
Posted by: ironbelly ()
Date: August 27, 2021 17:09
Funny enough I know this word from childhood. Never connect it with Yiddish though. In Western Ukraine 'shmata' means a piece of a dirty cloth that is used to wipe out flour or similar.Quote
Re: Shmatta Shmatta Shmatta
Posted by: Stoneage ()
Date: August 28, 2021 01:29
Funny, a rug is Swedish is "matta"...
huh well i would hazard a guess that the word and its various forms probably reflects the legacy of jewish communitys in europe that worked largely in the garment industryQuote
And of course, a rug in English is also a mat........(although a rug is usually more luxurious than a mat but both are on the floor.............
wow i've known about the yiddish meaning of shmatta in the song for years and never made the connection to the english word mat
language is a funny thing