quick-and-dirty
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
If you need the quick-and-dirty on Big Tech's preeminent New Right libertarian — and without a doubt the leading gay conservative of our time — look no further.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023
A few months ago I looked at the “misery index” — the sum of unemployment and inflation, originally suggested by Arthur Okun as a quick-and-dirty summary of the state of the economy.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 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
To `hack up on' implies a quick-and-dirty modification to an existing system.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
