quick-and-dirty
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of quick-and-dirty
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, has become a quick-and-dirty way to quantify caution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Here's the quick-and-dirty rundown on everything you need to know about tech politics this week.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023
They are steeped in hip-hop production and the quick-and-dirty aesthetics of the viral internet.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2020
The quick-and-dirty headline is Wall Street reacting to the North Korean nuclear test.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2016
Once, back in the 1960s, when a text editor was needed for the PDP-6, a hacker crufted together a quick-and-dirty `stopgap editor' to be used until a better one was written.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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