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down and dirty

down and dirt·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doun and dur-tee]
    • /daʊn ænd ˈdɜr ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doun and dur-tee]
    • /daʊn ænd ˈdɜr ti/

Definitions of down and dirty words

  • adjective down and dirty unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign. 1
  • adjective down and dirty earthy; funky. 1
  • adjective down and dirty (Informal) Thoroughly involved; hands-on. 0
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Origin of down and dirty

First appearance:

before 1985
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1985-90

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Parts of speech for Down and dirty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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down and dirty popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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