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Definitions of dirtball word
- noun dirtball (slang, derogatory) A dirty or sleazy person. 1
- noun Definition of dirtball in Technology (XEROX PARC) A small, perhaps struggling outsider; not in the major or even the minor leagues. For example, "Xerox is not a dirtball company". Outsiders often observe in the PARC culture an institutional arrogance which usage of this term exemplifies. The brilliance and scope of PARC's contributions to computer science have been such that this superior attitude is not much resented. - ESR 1
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Parts of speech for Dirtball
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dirtball popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dirtball
noun dirtball
- creep — When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
- crud — You use crud to refer to any disgustingly dirty or sticky substance.
- degenerate — If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- deviant — Deviant behaviour or thinking is different from what people normally consider to be acceptable.
- dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
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