dirty crack

dirty crack

A rude or insulting comment. I think she's mad at you for the dirty crack you made about her new hairdo.
See also: crack, dirty
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dirty crack

a rude remark. Who made that dirty crack? Another dirty crack like that and I'll leave.
See also: crack, dirty
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

dirty crack

n. a rude remark. Another dirty crack like that and I’ll leave.
See also: crack, dirty
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • crack a tube
  • crack a smile
  • crack some suds
  • crack the door
  • crack the door (open)
  • hubbas
  • want the first crack at (something)
  • leak out
  • moonrock
  • a fair crack at something
References in periodicals archive
F: That, daughter, is a dirty crack. And probably an unfair one.
F: Hmm, another dirty crack. Yes, daughter, I change them constantly.
Metalanguage
"The right things," he wrote to a friend, "can be found in Pittsburgh, Toledo, Detroit (a lot in Detroit, I want to get in some dirty crack, Detroit's full of chances)." He craved the unposed and took to the New York subway to photograph weary, oblivious subjects with a concealed miniature camera.
Walker Evans: A Biography