smut

Definitions

Obscene or indecent language, literature, or photographs.

A black or dirty mark, smudge, or particle of soot.

Examples

The librarian was shocked to find that someone had hidden a piece of smut inside the classic novel.

He wiped the smut from his face after working in the coal mine all day.

Synonyms

obscenity pornography filth lewdness indecency dirt vulgarity

Antonyms

purity decency innocence virtue cleanliness modesty wholesomeness