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   dirt

   /dəːt/

   noun

   • 1. a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something: "Jo wiped the dirt off her face" Similar grimedustsootsmutmuckmudfilthmiresludgeslimeoozedrossscumpollutionwastesmudgesstainsinformal:crudyuckgrotgungegrunge
   • ▪ soil or earth: "Michael threw a handful of dirt on to the coffin" Similar earthsoilloamclaysiltturfclodsodground
   • ▪ excrement: informal "a lawn covered in dog dirt" Similar excrementexcretadroppingsfaecesdungmanureorduremuckmessinformal:poopoopvulgar slang:crapshit
   • ▪ a state or quality of uncleanliness: "the sweat and dirt of industry"
   • 2. information about someone's activities or private life that could prove damaging if revealed: informal "is there any dirt on Desmond?" Similar scandalgossiptalkrevelationsrumour (s)tittle-tattletattleslanderlibelcalumnysmearsinformal:low-downdopegenpooptea

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse drit ‘excrement’, an early sense in English.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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