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English

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Adirty cyclist on adirty bicycle.

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishdirti, alteration of earlierdritti, equivalent todirt +‎-y. Cognate withMiddle Low Germandrēterich(“dirty”).See alsodrite.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dirty (comparativedirtier,superlativedirtiest)

  1. Unclean; covered with or containingunpleasant substances such asdirt orgrime.
    Synonyms:filthy,soiled,sordid,unclean,unwashed;see alsoThesaurus:unclean
    Antonyms:clean;see alsoThesaurus:clean
    Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't toodirty.
    • 1905,George Bernard Shaw,The author's apology fromMrs. Warren's Profession, page61:
      Many persons are more comfortable when they aredirty than when they are clean; but that does not recommend dirt as a national policy.
  2. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
    Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It'sdirty.
  3. Morally unclean;obscene orindecent, especially sexually.
    Synonyms:indecent,lewd,obscene,raunchy,salacious
    At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and tolddirty jokes to the bridesmaids.
    • 2023 May 13, Kitty Drake, “This is how we do it: ‘A tired, throwaway midweek shag doesn’t interest me’”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:
      We have quite a playful and fun relationship in general, but it’s still surprising howdirty our sex can be in the things we say or do or pretend. We often laugh about it afterwards.
  4. Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
    Synonyms:cheating,foul,unsporting,unsportsmanlike
    Antonym:sportsmanlike
    He might have scored, but it was adirty trick that won him the penalty.
    • 1915,C.J. Dennis,The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, published1916, page13:
      The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin'sdirty left 'as smote me soul.
    • 2013 June 21,Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, inThe Guardian Weekly, volume189, number 2, page27:
      Thedirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable.[…]Partly, this is a result of how online advertising has traditionally worked: advertisers pay for clicks, and a click is a click, however it's obtained.
  5. Corrupt,illegal, orimproper.
    Synonyms:base,dishonest,dishonorable,filthy,despicable,lousy,mean,sordid,unethical,vile
    I won't accept yourdirty money!
  6. Out of tune.
    You need to tune that guitar: the G string soundsdirty.
  7. Of color, discolored by impurities.
    Synonyms:dingy,dullish,muddied,muddy
    Antonyms:bright,pure
    The old flag was adirty white.
  8. (computing) Containingdata needing to be written back tomemory ordisk.
    Occasionally it reads the sector into adirty buffer, which means it needs to sync thedirty buffer first.
    • 2008, Stephen R. G. Fraser,Real World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System, page105:
      Notice that an asterisk has been added to the filename in the edit window tabs. This is a simple reminder that the file is “dirty” and needs saving.
  9. (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
    None of y'all get into my car if you'redirty.
  10. (informal)Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
    He lives in adirty great mansion.
  11. Sleety;gusty; stormy.
    dirty weather
  12. (slang) Of an alcoholicbeverage, especially acocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice ofolives.
    Antonym:neat
    dirty martini
  13. Of food,indulgent in anunhealthy way.
    • 2003, Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington,Perl Cookbook, page xix:
      You can call it quick-and-dirty if you like, but there are billions of dollars out there riding on the supposition that fast food is not necessarilydirty food.
    • 2020, Mellissa Sevigny,Squeaky Clean Keto: Next Level Keto to Hack Your Health, Victory Belt Publishing,→ISBN, page13:
      Dirty keto refers to an approach that follows the typical keto macro ratios, but the components include “dirty” foods like fast food, packaged convenience foods, processed meats, artificially sweetened diet sodas and sports drinks, and unhealthy[…]
  14. Of food, covered in an array of indulgenttoppings.
    • 2016, Blake Lingle,Fries!: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Favorite Food, page74:
      Lardo in Portland, Oregon, serves "dirty fries" topped with fried rosemary, peppers, lardons, and Parmesan.
    • 2019, Oliver Berry, Fionn Davenport,Lonely Planet England:
      Piled high and oozing all the trimmings, thedirty burgers here are decidedly good – spice things up with jalapeños, brie or a seriously sticky BBQ sauce.
  15. Spreading harmfulradiation over a wide area.
    adirty explosion
  16. (aviation) Having theundercarriage orflaps in thedown position.
    Antonym:clean
  17. Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
  18. (cellular automata) Producing muchash.

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Translations

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covered with or containing dirt
that makes one dirty
morally unclean, obscene or indecent
dishonourable, violating standards or rules
illegal, improper
out of tune
of color: discolored by impurities
computing: containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory
slang: carrying illegal drugs
intensifier
sleety; gusty; stormy
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Adverb

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dirty (comparativemoredirty,superlativemostdirty)

  1. In a dirty manner.
    Synonyms:deceptively,dirtily,indecently,underhandedly
    to playdirty

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Translations

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in a dirty manner

Verb

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dirty (third-person singular simple presentdirties,present participledirtying,simple past and past participledirtied)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
    Synonyms:soil,taint,sully;see alsoThesaurus:dirty
  2. (transitive) Tostain ortarnish (somebody) withdishonor.
    Synonyms:dishonour,slander,sully;see alsoThesaurus:defame
  3. (transitive) Todebase bydistorting the real nature of (something).
    Synonyms:avile,degrade,devalue;see alsoThesaurus:debase
  4. (intransitive) To becomesoiled.
    Synonyms:defile,dirten(Uganda),muddy,sully
    • 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: S.R. signalling innovation”, inTrains Illustrated, page135:
      The markers for the slow line signals have been arranged at cab level, but for the inner fast lines they have had to be kept low in the "six-foot", with the result that they tend to be badlydirtied by passing traffic.

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Translations

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to make dirty
to stain or tarnish with dishonor
to debase by distorting the real nature of
to become soiled

Noun

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dirty (pluraldirties)

  1. Anything that is dirty.
    • 2011, P. S. Wright,Braji:
      I had to get started on the trays.[…] I started emptying it from the bottom, putting thedirties in the water. Then I could put the clean ones in the empty spaces to dry while I pulled moredirties from the next shelf up.
    • 2022, Milo Hastings,The Dollar Hen:
      Dirty eggs are grouped roughly in three classes: (A) Plaindirties, those to which soil or dung adheres;[…]
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