SMATCHET

PRONUNCIATION: (SMACH-uht)

MEANING: noun: An insignificant contemptible person.

ETYMOLOGY: Of Scottish origin. Earliest documented use: 1582.
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MATCHET - what you do to call a bet at the poker table

SMATSHET - what you will probably do if you see an ugly bug on the table in front of you

SMART CHET - what David Brinkley called his fellow newscaster, after a particularly penetrating insight