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dirty

1. mod. obscene. The movie was too dirty for me.

2. mod. low and sneaky. What a dirty thing to do!

3. mod. illegal; on the wrong side of the law. (Compare this with clean.) The cops knew that Last Card Louie was dirty, and they searched his car until they found something they could use against him.

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• (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public
• a dirty old man
• a dirty trick
• a dirty weekend
• a dirty word
• air (one's) dirty laundry in public
• air dirty linen in public
• dirty
• dirty cop
• dirty crack
• dirty deal
• dirty dog
• dirty hands
• dirty joke
• dirty laundry
• dirty linen
• dirty look
• dirty look, give a
• dirty money
• dirty old man
• dirty one's hands
• dirty pool
• dirty trick
• dirty tricks
• dirty up
• dirty weekend
• dirty word
• dirty work
• dirty-minded
• dirty-mouth
• do dirty work
• Do not wash your dirty linen in public
• do the dirty on
• do the dirty work
• down and dirty
• down-and-dirty
• get (one's) hands dirty
• get a dirty look (from someone)
• get hands dirty
• get hands dirty and dirty hands; soil hands
• give a dirty look
• play dirty
• quench (one's) thirst at any dirty puddle
• quick and dirty
• quick-and-dirty
• shoot (someone) a dirty look
• talk dirty
• the dirty dozens
• wash (one's) dirty linen in public
• wash dirty laundry in public
• wash one's dirty linen in public