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down-and-dirty
down-and-dirty
1. (American informal) down-and-dirty behaviour is not pleasant or honest He ran a down-and-dirty political campaign.
2. (American informal) something that is down-and-dirty is shocking, often because it is connected with sex He likes his films down-and-dirty.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Archil | | - | Georgian |
Euclid | | YOO-klid (English) | Ancient Greek (Anglicized) |
Dex | | DEKS | English |
Elettra | | e-LET-trah | Italian |
Dymphna | | DIMF-na | Irish |
Methodius | | mə-THO-dee-əs (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |