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Definition of filth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

filth

noun
 
/fɪlθ/
 
/fɪlθ/
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  1. [uncountable] any very dirty and unpleasant substance
    • The floor was covered in grease and filth.
  2. [uncountable] videos, magazines, websites, etc. that are connected with sex and that are considered very rude and offensive
    • How can you watch such filth?
  3. the filth
     [plural] (British English, slang, offensive) an offensive word for the police
    4. Word OriginOld English fȳlth ‘rotting matter, rottenness’, also ‘corruption, obscenity’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuilte, also to foul.
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