dirt
A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
Other meanings
Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.
“The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.”
Meanness; sordidness.
Related words
- bedirt
- dirtball
- dirtbike
- dirtboard
- dirtfall
- dirthead
- dirtlike
- dirtman
- dirtproof
- dirtside
- dirtwad
- snirt
Word history
From Old Norse "drit" (excrement).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dirt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.