What does smeddum mean?
Smeddum means Fine powder; flour..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Fine powder; flour..
“Don’t like the name, don’t like it. There’s no smeddum to it. Besides, it makes me think of my Aunt Jinny. She called her three girls Faith, Hope, and Charity. Faith didn’t believe in anything—Hope was a born pessimist—and Charity was a miser.[…]”
maybe there were better folk far in Segget, but few enough with smeddum like his.
Use smeddum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Smeddum means Fine powder; flour..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Don’t like the name, don’t like it. There’s no smeddum to it. Besides, it makes me think of my Aunt Jinny. She called her three girls Faith, Hope, and Charity. Faith didn’t believe in anything—Hope was a born pessimist—and Charity was a miser.[…]”
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