Smithereens

Tuesday 5^th April 2016

Smithereens \ [smith-uh-reenz] 

plural noun

1. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens.

Quote

The books here have one thing in common: The design, art and photography they

contain circumvent established norms or smash accepted verities to smithereens.

Steven Heller, "Art and Outrage," New York Times, October 24, 2014

Origin

Smithereens is a variant of smithers with the Irish diminutive suffix -een. It entered English in the 1820’s.

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