nitty-gritty

(ˈnɪdi ˈgrɪdi)

n. the essence; the essential points. (Usually in get down to the nitty-gritty.) Once we are down to the nitty-gritty, we can begin to sort things out.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aliyyah	-	Arabic
Gennadius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Jozefo	yo-ZE-fo	Esperanto
AlŽBeta	-	Slovak
Sepi	SE-pee	Finnish
Wasswa	-	Eastern African, Ganda