dirty

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dirty

1. adjective, slang Corrupt or immoral. This town is full of dirty cops—they're more dangerous than the gangs. The dirty politicians of the 80s ruined the public's trust in the government to this day.
2. noun, slang In a deceitful or hurtful manner. I wouldn't go out with Adam if I were you—he really did Louise dirty by cheating on her. I can't believe that you're the one who did me dirty and sabotaged my presentation!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dirty

1. mod. obscene. The movie was too dirty for me.
2. mod. low and sneaky. What a dirty thing to do!
3. mod. illegal; on the wrong side of the law. (Compare this with clean.) The cops knew that Last Card Louie was dirty, and they searched his car until they found something they could use against him.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public
  • a dirty look
  • a dirty old man
  • a dirty weekend
  • a dirty word
  • air (one's) dirty laundry in public
  • air (one's) dirty linen in public
  • air dirty linen in public
  • dirty
  • dirty (one's) hands
  • dirty beau
  • dirty big
  • dirty cop
  • dirty crack
  • dirty deal
  • dirty dog
  • dirty great
  • dirty great/big
  • dirty joke
  • dirty laundry
  • dirty linen
  • dirty look
  • dirty look, give a
  • dirty mind, a
  • dirty money
  • dirty old man
  • dirty one's hands
  • dirty pool
  • dirty trick
  • dirty tricks
  • dirty up
  • dirty weekend
  • dirty word
  • dirty work
  • dirty work at the crossroads
  • dirty-minded
  • dirty-mouth
  • do (one) dirt(y)
  • do (one's)/the dirty work
  • Do not wash your dirty linen in public
  • do someone's dirty work
  • do the dirty on (someone)
  • do the dirty on somebody
  • do the dirty on someone
  • don't wash your dirty linen in public
  • down and dirty
  • get (one's) hands dirty
  • get a dirty look (from someone)
  • get hands dirty and dirty hands; soil hands
  • get your hands dirty
  • give (one) a dirty look
  • give somebody/get a dirty look
  • not dirty (one's) hands
  • not dirty your hands
  • play dirty
  • quench (one's) thirst at any dirty puddle
  • quick and dirty
  • quick-and-dirty
  • shoot (one) a dirty look
  • soil (one's) hands
  • talk dirty
  • the dirty dozens
  • the dirty end of the stick
  • wash (one's) dirty laundry in public
  • wash (one's) dirty linen in public
  • wash one's dirty linen in public
  • wash one's dirty linen in public, to
  • wash your dirty linen in public
References in periodicals archive
Dirty O'Sheas will also be screening a range of live sports events and music.
Sporty addition to city's clubland
We should instead emulate some of the developing countries such as our neighbour Thailand which is known for their clean toilets including in rural areas,' he said in a statement today in response to the dirty toilets issue raised by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday.
Social activist: Emulate Thailand's toilet hygiene practices
So please, do not defy [the order and pump dirty water into the sea].
Sun Chantol: Don't pump dirty water into the sea
The announcement of the Dirty Dancing bottomless night follows hot on the heels of a Bottomless Madonna night at The County last weekend.
Dirty Dancing singalong party night coming to Newcastle with unlimited prosecco; Nobody will put Baby in the corner when the Bottomless Dirty Dancing Singalong night arrives at a Newcastle hotel
Each demonstration will see daredevil and former stunt performer Matt cook up some fun with delicious recipes from his new book, Dirty Vegan, before an audience Q&A session and the chance to meet the star.
From pranks to plants... vegan chef Matt will tell all at fest; Celebrity chef all set for Paisley's food extravaganza
A spokesperson said: "Slug & Lettuce have many selfie walls in their venues and like Dirty Martini we instruct designers to create our concepts.
Bars' similar 'selfie walls'
A spokesperson said: "Slug & Lettuce have many selfie walls in their venues across the country and like Dirty Martini we instruct designers to create our concepts.
Dirty Martini accuse Slug and Lettuce of copying their design; Both bars have selfie-walls with angel wings
Dirty God is a compelling portrait of a young mother named Jade (a powerful debut role for actress Vicky Knight), and deals with themes of courage, self-acceptance and motherhood in contemporary London.
World premiere Dirty God by Sacha Polak to open 48th IFFR
In late 2015, Ferguson began his career as Dirty D by collaborating with German Electro-Hip Hop artist "E-Rocker" to release "Welcome to My Bass." In 2018, Ferguson and E-Rocker released "Hollywood Rock" together.
Dustin Ferguson, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Debuts CD
"Dirty John" is based on a true crime podcast of the same name.
Is 'Dirty John' TV Show Real?
Guiao said it was the Jordanians who were dirty and not the other way around.
Yeng Guiao on heated tuneup vs Jordan: 'I just don't want us to be bullied'
The supply of dirty drinking water in certain schools and colleges of federal capital was causing life threatening diseases among the students, they added.
Dirty water tanks at schools pose danger to health of students
Although people complain about dirty naira notes, there is often a surfeit of new notes at party scenes and under the various intersections on the highways, pawned by touts.
These dirty naira notes
One Dirty Tree is a hardcover graphic novel memoir by author Noah Van Sciver, who grew up in a large Mormon family in an utterly dilapidated New Jersey house with an address number of 133, or "One Dirty Tree".
One Dirty Tree