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down-and-dirty

[ doun-uh n-dur-tee ]
/ ˈdaʊn ənˈdɜr ti /

adjective Informal.

unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
earthy; funky.

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Nearby words

  1. down to the ground,
  2. down to the wire,
  3. down under,
  4. down with,
  5. down's syndrome,
  6. down-and-out,
  7. down-at-heel,
  8. down-at-the-heels,
  9. down-ballot,
  10. down-bow

Origin of down-and-dirty

First recorded in 1985–90
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019