dirt

[ durt ]

/ dɜrt /

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noun

any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.

earth or soil, especially when loose.

something or someone vile, mean, or worthless: After that last outburst of hers I thought she was dirt.

moral filth; vileness; corruption.

obscene or lewd language: to talk dirt.

Informal. gossip, especially of a malicious, lurid, or scandalous nature: Tell me all the latest dirt.

private or personal information which if made public would create a scandal or ruin the reputation of a person, company, etc.

Mining.

crude, broken ore or waste.
(in placer mining) the material from which gold is separated by washing.

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6 scandal, slander, rumor, scuttlebutt.

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Idioms about dirt

do (someone) dirt. dirty (def. 18).

eat dirt, Informal. to accept blame, guilt, criticism, or insults without complaint; humble or abase oneself: The prosecutor seemed determined to make the defendant eat dirt.

Origin of dirt

1250–1300; Middle English dirt, drit; cognate with Old Norse drit excrement; compare Old English drītan

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British Dictionary definitions for dirt

dirt

/ (dɜːt) /

noun

any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth

loose earth; soil

packed earth, gravel, cinders, etc, used to make a racetrack
(as modifier)a dirt track

mining the gravel or soil from which minerals are extracted

a person or thing regarded as worthless

obscene or indecent speech or writing

slang gossip; scandalous information

moral corruption

do someone dirt slang to do something vicious to someone

dish the dirt informal to spread malicious gossip

eat dirt slang to accept insult without complaining

treat someone like dirt to have no respect or consideration for someone

Word Origin for dirt

C13: from Old Norse drit excrement; related to Middle Dutch drēte

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dirt

In addition to the idiom beginning with dirt

dirt cheap
dirty joke
dirty look, give a
dirty one's hands
dirty tricks
dirty work

also see:

dig up (dirt)
dish the dirt
eat crow (dirt)
hit the deck (dirt)
pay dirt
treat like dirt

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