dirty
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈdɜrti/
:
sucio
- Therefore, I pray for divine protection over the dirty war in which we are engaged.
- dirty tricks
- dirty work
- dirty politics
And they do dirty deeds, but they don't do dirty deeds dunder cheap.
- And they do dirty deeds, but they don't do dirty deeds dunder cheap.
- But I feel like they did they did DC dirty with how it all went down.
- But the agents, the custom agents played me very dirty in my life, very unfair.
Examples
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Not everyone, however, would apply Hughes's concept of "dirty work" to caregiving activities.
Academic text (2001) -
But I feel like they did they did DC dirty with how it all went down.
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So that is, that is some dirty, dirty stuff going on.
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Oh man, they did you dirty with that close up.
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Well, I never did such a dirty thing in my life.
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Like we get done dirty on the regs.
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You know, the dirty secret is, most murders go unsolved, especially around here.
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You'll pick some poor schmo to do the dirty work for you, but you'll choose the targets.
Fiction book (1994) -
The opposition, for its part, is as well versed in dirty tricks as PRI traditionalists are.
Academic text (1999) -
The company's involvement in the scandal revealed how they obtained their profits through dirty tactics.
Synonyms
291
4.4
Willing to act dishonestly to gain money or power
128
2.5
Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself
86
4.1
A person or action that is very bad and dishonest
79
5.5
Not honest and likely to do illegal things
46
7.5
Dirty and morally wrong, often involving dishonest or cruel acts
12
7.7
Money you get by stealing or cheating
7
4.9
Behaving unfairly or rudely during a game
4
5.5
Dishonest and unfair, often in business
1
5.6
Acting unfairly in a game or competition
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To talk about private, embarrassing things in front of other people
Compounds
12
6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
- NSFW
10
7.7
A weapon that explodes and spreads radioactive material to contaminate an area, not a nuclear bomb
- Offensive
8
8.4
An older man who makes sexual comments or touches younger people when they do not want him to
- Offensive
2
9.2
A secret campaign by a government against suspected opponents using kidnapping, torture, and murder
- Informal
1
7.9
Private family or personal matters that embarrass people if the public finds out
- Offensive
A short secret trip for a romantic or sexual meeting, often an affair
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dirty is also used for dishonest or illegal actions because people thought of them as 'stained' or 'unclean'; like clothes stained with dirt, 'dirty' money is seen as morally not clean.