shmatte

noun

1. A rag.
2. An old article of clothing.
3. (slang)Any item of clothing.

   “She skipped onto a minimally decorated stage in a pale salmon pink schmate covered in bows, loose-fitting and obviously filled with surprises.”

   “I said, Why am I in the shmatte business? Mr. Kimmel said of his beginners luck.”

   “In addition to having the barely perceptible but definitely present scummy vibe of an early 20th-century schmatte business, it was like the ultimate perversion of the male literary impulse.”