dirty

dirty
1. mod. obscene.
□ You have a dirty mind.
□ The movie was too dirty for me.
□ How would you know what’s dirty and what’s not?
2. mod. low and sneaky.
□ What a dirty trick!
□ That was really dirty!
□ What a dirty thing to do!
3. mod. illegal; on the wrong side of the law. (Compare this with clean.)
□ The cops knew that Max was dirty and they searched his car until they found something they could use against him.
□ You just look at Sam and you know he is dirty. The question is, what’s he done now?

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу
Synonyms:
, , , , , / , , , , / , , , , , , , , , , , , / , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • dirty.ru — URL: www.dirty.ru Тип сайта: коллективный блог Регистрация: По приглашениям …   Википедия

  • Dirty.ru — URL: www.dirty.ru Тип сайта: коллективный блог Регистрация: По приглашениям Владелец …   Википедия

  • dirty — [dʉrt′ē] adj. dirtier, dirtiest [ME dritti] 1. soiled or soiling with dirt; unclean 2. causing one to be soiled with dirt [a dirty occupation] 3. lacking luster or brilliance; dull, grayish, etc. [a dirty green] 4. obscene; pornographic …   English World dictionary

  • Dirty — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dirty Álbum de estudio de Sonic Youth Publicación 21 de julio de 1992 Grabación 1992 …   Wikipedia Español

  • dirty — dirt‧y [ˈdɜːti ǁ ˈdɜːr ] adjective unfair or dishonest: • a dirty political campaign • revelations about dirty dealing in the Treasury bond market • He accused the government of dirty tricks against the Republicans. * * * dirty UK US /ˈdɜːti/… …   Financial and business terms

  • dirty — adj Dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure. Dirty is the general term for what is sullied or defiled with dirt of any kind {dirty hands} {dirty linen} {dirty streets} {he was dirty and bloodstained and his… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dirty — ► ADJECTIVE (dirtier, dirtiest) 1) covered or marked with dirt; not clean. 2) lewd; obscene. 3) dishonest; dishonourable. 4) (of weather) rough and unpleasant. ► ADVERB Brit. informal ▪ used for emphasis: a …   English terms dictionary

  • Dirty — Dirt y, a. [Compar. {Dirtier}; superl. {Dirtiest}.] 1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Sullied; clouded; applied to color. Locke …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dirty Ho — The Hong Kong movie poster. Directed by Lau Kar leung Produced by Mona Fong Run Run Shaw …   Wikipedia

  • Dirty — Студийный альбом Sonic Yo …   Википедия

  • dirty — c.1500, from DIRT (Cf. dirt) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Earlier dritty (late 14c.). Meaning smutty, morally unclean is from 1590s. Of colors, from 1690s. As a verb, from 1590s. Dirty linen personal or familial secrets is first recorded 1860s. Dirty work in …   Etymology dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”