vt to talk superficially about.
2. smatter ·noun superficial knowledge; a smattering.
3. smatter ·vi to talk superficially or ignorantly; to babble; to chatter.
4. smatter ·vi to have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.
5. smatter ·vt to gain a slight taste of; to acquire a slight, superficial knowledge of; to smack.