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/down"euhn derr"tee/ adj. Informal.1. unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.2. earthy; funky.[1985-90]
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down-and-dirty — /down euhn derr tee/ adj. Informal. 1. unscrupulous; nasty: a down and dirty election campaign. 2. earthy; funky. [1985 90] * * * adj [more down and dirty; most down and dirty] chiefly US informal 1 : involving methods that are regarded as harsh … Useful english dictionary
Down and dirty — or Down and Dirty may refer to: down and dirty , term used in stud poker Down and Dirty, book in the Wild Cards anthology series Down and Dirty , song from the Quiet Riot album QR III Down and Dirty, Richard Pryor album Down and Dirty, The Click… … Wikipedia
down and dirty — means unscrupulous and very competitive … The small dictionary of idiomes
down-and-dirty — [doun′ən dʉrt′ē] adj. Slang 1. realistic; unvarnished 2. earthy, coarse, uninhibited, etc. 3. unscrupulous 4. fiercely competitive: Sometimes written down and dirty … English World dictionary
down-and-dirty — down′ and dirt′y adj. inf 1) inf unscrupulous; nasty: a down and dirty election campaign[/ex] 2) inf earthy; funky • Etymology: 1980–85 … From formal English to slang
down-and-dirty — adjective 1. ) not fair or honest 2. ) direct and slightly shocking in a way that people like … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
down and dirty — adjective or adverb Date: 1967 1. unvarnished < the down and dirty truth > 2. made or done hastily ; not revised or polished < a down and dirty solution > 3. marked by or given to fierce often unscrupulous competition … New Collegiate Dictionary
down and dirty — adjective (or adverb) 1. : unvarnished the real down and dirty story of the country and the nature of its people Seymour Krim 2. : made or done hastily : not revised or polished delivered a down and dirty performance 3. : marked by or given to… … Useful english dictionary
Down and Dirty — This article is about the book from the Wild Cards series. For other uses, see Down and dirty (disambiguation). Down and Dirty is the fifth book in the Wild Cards anthology series, set in the same shared universe as the other Wild Cards novels… … Wikipedia
down-and-dirty — 1. down and dirty behaviour is not pleasant or honest. He ran a down and dirty political campaign. 2. something that is down and dirty is shocking, often because it is connected with sex. He likes his films down and dirty … New idioms dictionary
