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dirtbag

dirtbag

2 8.2
A person who lives simply with few things to travel and do outdoor sports
  • noun
  • /ˈdɜrtˌbæɡ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : persona que vive con lo mínimo para dedicarse a actividades al aire libre
  • It's best to use a whisk, but for us dirtbags, a thorough mixing with a regular 'ole spoon will do.
  • living the dirtbag

And yeah, the dirtbag climbers are now they're cyclists doing it as well by packing.

Examples

  • Also, it would represent the final victory of single-minded gym-rat min-maxers over the laid-back dirtbag hippies that started the sport.

    Blog text (4)

  • Digger's the kind of can-do dirtbag you need on ops like this one.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • - No, he's just a regular dirtbag.

    Cobra (1986)

  • Many dirtbags prefer to camp in the wilderness rather than stay in hotels.

  • A dirtbag lifestyle often means living out of a van to travel and pursue outdoor adventures.

  • She identified as a dirtbag, embracing the freedom of minimalism while climbing mountains.

Antonyms

materialist
3 5.9

A person who cares more about money and things than about ideas or feelings

How Minimal

ascetic
3 8.7
minimalist
5 5.3
dirtbag
  • Jargon
2 8.2

Surface Forms

dirtbag singular
dirtbags plural

Morphology

dirtbag = dirt + bag (semi-transparent) = dirt + bag

The compound is metaphorically extended to label a person in a subcultural sense, so the components are clear but the exact social meaning is idiomatic.

Etymology

Dirtbag for a person who lives simply began as a joking name from the same parts dirt ('soil') and bag ('a container'). A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone carrying a small bag and living cheaply and outdoors, so the word now means a person who chooses a simple, low-cost lifestyle to follow sports like climbing.