dirty

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dirty definition


  1. mod.
    obscene. : The movie was too dirty for me.
  2. mod.
    low and sneaky. : What a dirty thing to do!
  3. mod.
    illegal; on the wrong side of the law. (Compare this with clean.) : The cops knew that Last Card Louie was dirty, and they searched his car until they found something they could use against him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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dirty

In addition to the idioms beginning with dirty, also see down and dirty; wash one's dirty linen in public.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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