dirt
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Probably from Old Norse drit ‘excrement’ ( > Norwegian dritt, Icelandic dritr).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /dɜːt/, SAMPA: /d3:t/
- (GenAm) IPA: /dɝt/, SAMPA: /d3`t/
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- (Mid-20th-century New York City) IPA: /dɜjt/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t
[edit] Noun
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dirt (uncountable)
- Soil or earth.
- A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
- Previously unknown negative facts (or invented "facts") about a person, gossip.
- The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
soil or earth
stain or spot (on clothes etc)
previously unknown negative information
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