Schmutzwäsche

dieNoun

dirty laundry

English translations

  1. 01

    dirty laundry

Word details

German meaning
Schmutzwäsche sind private und oft peinliche Informationen über jemanden, die öffentlich gemacht werden, um die Person zu beschädigen.
English meaning
Dirty laundry refers to private and often embarrassing information about someone that is made public in order to damage the person.
German example
In der Politik wird oft Schmutzwäsche übereinander ausgekippt.
English example
In politics, dirty laundry is often aired about each other.
Type
Noun
Article
die
Singular Form
die Schmutzwäsche
Plural Form
die Schmutzwäschen

Example sentences with “Schmutzwäsche”

  1. Die Schmutzwäsche muss gewaschen werden. (The dirty laundry needs to be washed.)

Frequently asked questions

Is 'Schmutzwäsche' a countable noun?

No, it is a mass noun (uncountable) used to describe the collective pile of dirty clothes.