Phrase Hound found 146 phrases and 11 compound words that contain dirty. The most common are listed below. Open dirty in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 146
- dirty workOne or more unpleasant tasks, assignments, or employment duties, especially those of a disreputable or illicit nature.
- quick-and-dirtyDone or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.
- dirty warA conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.
- down and dirtyThoroughly involved; hands-on.
- dirty moneyMoney that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft.
- dirty old manAn adult male who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner, especially towards people younger than him.
- dirty bombA device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.
- dirty wordA word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.
- dirty laundryUnflattering or embarrassing facts, or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which someone else may use as blackmail.
- dirty tricksplural of dirty trick: An unkind trick.
- dirty lookAn unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.
- play dirtyTo act dishonestly or unfairly.
- dirty jokeA joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline.
- dirty blondeOf a dark blonde color bordering on light brown.
- talk dirtyTo use profane language, especially sexual vulgarities for the purpose of arousal.
- Dirty CreekA locality in the Clarence Valley council area and the Coffs Harbour council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- dirty trickAn unkind trick.
- dirty kitchenA kitchen where everyday cooking is done by household staff, as distinct from a kitchen that is purely for show or for special use by the owner of the house.
- dirty mindA tendency to think in a sexualized manner.
- dirty poolFoul play; misconduct; underhandedness.
- dirty powerAn abnormality in the power quality that is being delivered to a system.
- dirty bulkA bulk where one is eating excessive amounts of food and putting on excessive amounts of fat as a result.
- dirty mouthThe characteristic of regularly using vulgar language or profanity.
- dirty talkSexually arousing speech, usually used to arouse one's partner or oneself.
- Dirty DozenAny of certain groups of twelve people.
Compound words 11
- undirtyNot dirty.
- dirtybudA mediocre earbud with poor audio quality, especially one that is cheap, a bootleg or a knockoff.
- dirtybadwrongTwisted, perverse, or unnatural, often in an appealing way.
- nondirtyNot dirty.
- dirtyishModerately dirty; somewhat dirty.
- bedirtyto dirty, soil; make dirty.
- dirtieththird-person singular simple present indicative of dirty: Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- dirtyardAlternative form of dirt yard: An unpaved yard that is kept free of grass and other vegetation.
- dirtyardsplural of dirtyard: An unpaved yard that is kept free of grass and other vegetation.
- dirtybudsplural of dirtybud: A mediocre earbud with poor audio quality, especially one that is cheap, a bootleg or a knockoff.