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dirty look, give a
dirty look, give a
Scowl at someone, look disapproving. For example, When I started to tell the story, Carol gave me a really dirty look. This expression has largely replaced the earlier and more formal black look. [Colloquial; 1920s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Lacey | | LAY-see | English |
| Storm | | STORM (English) | English (Modern), Danish, Norwegian |
| Reva | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi |
| OdhrÁN | | O-rawn | Irish |
| Joan (2) | | joo-AHN (Catalan), zhoo-AHN (Catalan) | Catalan, Occitan |
| LudvÍK | | - | Czech |