dirty-laundry
dirt·y-laun·dry
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dur-tee lawn-dree, lahn-]
- /ˈdɜr ti ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dur-tee lawn-dree, lahn-]
- /ˈdɜr ti ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn-/
Definition of dirty-laundry word
- noun dirty-laundry personal or private matters that could cause embarrassment if made public: You didn't have to air our dirty linen to all your friends! 0
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Origin of dirty-laundry
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for Dirty-laundry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dirty-laundry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% 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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