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noun
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the essential substance or details of a matter; basics; crux: Let's skip the chitchat and get down to the nitty-gritty.
adjective
2.
fundamental, detailed, or probing: nitty-gritty questions.
3.
direct and practical: nitty-gritty advice; a nitty-gritty system.
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Nitty gritty
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; rhyming compound of uncertain origin
1960–65, Americanism; rhyming compound of uncertain origin
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nitty-gritty definition[ˈnɪdi ˈgrɪdi]
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