dirty
309
6.4
- adjective
- /ˈdɜrti/
- Offensive
:
sucio
- I love the idea of dirty talk and I try really hard.
- talk dirty
- dirty jokes
- a dirty word
So get your mind off the magazines, you dirty minded little boy.
- So get your mind off the magazines, you dirty minded little boy.
- And then they send each other dirty mental images.
- And he, he went and down and dirty and started a sex paper.
- It's just really funny because when they when they like dirty talk, it's really proper.
- It's a very dirty, it's a very dirty monologue tonight.
- Well, just lead me straight to a dirty place on the Internet.
- It's your little fucking dirty little secret.
- I did hear a dirty version of Ocean card.
- And then right here we have a La Baddie being dirty ass book.
- Literally dirty minded, dirty in the field and and bodily dirty.
Examples
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All these years, he had shunned her and made her feel dirty about her sexuality.
Fiction book (1993) -
She was shocked by the dirty content of the movie, which was filled with sexual references.
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Why do you make me speak dirty Spanish?
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Oh, I love when you talk dirty.
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And now you get to hear all my dirty little secrets.
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"We're going to his office for a quick and dirty briefing," he said.
Fiction book (1994) -
You know, we shouldn't have aired the dirty laundry in public.
Academic text (2006) -
The comedian's routine included a lot of dirty jokes that made the audience laugh uncomfortably.
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During the party, they shared some dirty secrets that left everyone blushing.
Synonyms
90
4.7
Containing rude or offensive language
86
4.8
Slightly sexual in a playful way that may make people blush
65
4.7
Words or jokes that are rude and about sex
45
5.1
Being rude and offensive, often about sex
33
7.4
Sexually offensive or indecent in a way that shocks people
22
6.5
Being rude and indecent in words or behaviour
18
7.9
Slightly shocking because it talks about sex in a rude or funny way
17
8.6
Content about sex that is rude and shocking
6
7.0
Stories or jokes that suggest sex and may make people feel embarrassed
3
7.9
Containing sexual jokes or rude words
Sexual talk or writing that is rude and shocking
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 Indecent
- Offensive
49
7.2
- Offensive
33
7.4
- Offensive
309
6.4
- Offensive
9
6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dirty for rude or sexual language comes from the idea of 'filth'. So calling words 'dirty' means they are seen as 'unclean' or improper.