‖smeerlap, noun
- Forms:
- Also schmeerlap, smeerlop.
- Origin:
- DutchShow more Dutch, from smeren to grease + lap clout, rag.
obsolescent, slang
A term of abuse: ‘blackguard’, ‘cad’.
1853 J. Green Kat River Settlement in 1851 46Jan Groepe and Albert Groepe designated their father an ‘old wash vrouw’ and a ‘Smeerlap’.
[1988 A. Sher Middlepost 270Since when do you play with Hottnot smear-rags? You don’t play with them.]
‘blackguard’, ‘cad’.
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