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dirty

Definition for dirty

adjective as in obscene, pornographic

adjective as in dishonest

verb as in cause to be soiled

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A dirty secret about pageants is that behind the smiles and the ogling, a great part of their fuel is female ambition.

“It smells like dirty feet,” she told her colleague.

But beyond George Carlin’s seven dirty words, I can think of at least a dozen other words—mostly adolescent playground insults—that we’re all forced to think twice before saying.

"There is a buoyant car culture in London - a street culture, a classic culture, a super car, hyper car culture, it's all there... I just think the concept of the automotive is considered dirty."

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"Try to live as an asylum seeker only for one day - the mattresses are dirty, the toilets, everything is dirty, broken."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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