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dirt
noun- a man or group of men who will prey upon homosexuals US, 1927
- Dirt–Properly, a highly specialized type of criminally psychopathic youth, self-appointed nemesis of any and all homosexuals, usually not homosexual himself (but this varies greatly since some kind of sexual abnormality or inferiority is almost always at the root of it), who guilefully leads on a homosexual interested in him until in a position to do him dirt, rolling and/or beating him up (rarely fatally), alone or with others, before or after being “blown”. — Anon, The Gay Girl’s Guide, 1949
- — Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (Johns Committee), Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida, 1964: “Glossary of homosexual terms and deviate acts”
- — Guy Strait, The Lavendar Lexicon, 1964
- gossip, criticism, rumour US, 1844
- Being a psychologist has a certain appeal. You get paid extravagantly well to sit around and listen to the most intimate dirt. — C.D. Payne, Youth in Revolt, p. 426, 1993
- Lord Ashcroft’s lawyers opened their case in the high court to force the government to release “a file of dirt” held on the controversial businessman. — The Guardian, 5 June 2003
- heroin US
Slightly less judgmental than “shit”. - — David Maurer and Victor Vogel, Narcotics and Narcotic Addiction, p. 402, 1973
- — Robert Ashton, This Is Heroin, p. 205, 2002
- marijuana US
- Where can you get any dirt in this town? — Lois Stavsky et al., A2Z, p. 28, 1995
- a tobacco cigarette US
- — Eugene Landy, The Underground Dictionary, p. 67, 1971
- a trump card, epecially when played unexpectedly (“He’s put a bit of dirt on it”) UK, 1945
▷ see:DIRTYLEPER
▶ down in the dirt
(used of flying) close to the ground US- High-flying fighter jocks aren’t terribly comfortable down in the dirt, but another bunch of tactical pilots, the close-air support specialists, are in their element. — George Hall, Top Gun, p. 71, 1987
▶ have the dirt on
to know some scandal about someone or something; to have the news about someone or something UK, 1984- He is considering legal action to fight the allegations and is putting pressure on those he is said to have the dirt on to use their influence to protect him. — Sunday Times (South Africa), 27 December 1988
▶ in the dirt
in trouble UK
Euphemistic for IN THE SHITI’ll be back in court double quick. Then I’d really be in the dirt. — John Peter Jones, Feather Pluckers, p. 70, 1964 |