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Definition of dirty adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dirty

adverb
 
/ˈdɜːti/
 
/ˈdɜːrti/
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Idioms
dirty great/big
  1. (British English, informal) used to emphasize how large something is
    • When I turned round he was pointing a dirty great gun at me.
play dirty
  1. (informal) to behave or play a game in an unfair way
    • We would have won if the other team hadn’t played dirty.
talk dirty
  1. (informal) to talk to somebody about sex in order to make them sexually excited
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