dirt
A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
Seen in the wild
on my way to a job interview and this bus is soooo dirty 😫 sticky soda spilled everywhere; then once i sat down little pieces of paper and dirt literally blowing around in the air and keep landing on me. wtf it’s not…
I got dirt on my hands, I got no remorse Got drool on my pillow cuz I sleep like a corpse
Oakland police on Monday said officers arrested a total of nine people and recovered 77 dirt bikes and ATVS stemming from a chaotic scene in the Bay Area, which included an hour-long takeover of the Bay Bridge.
What a sweetheart! ❤️ I've got some gardening to do today as well. More like "dandelion removal" but it's still digging in the dirt! Have a great day, my friend!
Tomio flashed a smile before he began to walk down the dirt path, leading Proton to his home.
📜 This word in 1898 dialectexpand
Written durt Cum.' ne.Lan.' Also in forms dart Ess.'; dort Nhb.'; do't n.Lin.' [dart, dat. Ess. dat.] 1. sb. In comp. (i) Dirt-bee, see -fly; (2) -bird, (a) the Arctic gull, Richardson's skua, Stercorariuscrepidatus; see Aulin; {b) the woodpecker, Grecinus viridis ; (c) appl. to various species of birds that sing on the approach of wet
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
Perhaps inevitably, as the manipulation of the stars' public images became ever more rigorous, so too did the efforts of gossip columnists such as Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper to uncover dirt and scandal.
“on my way to a job interview and this bus is soooo dirty 😫 sticky soda spilled everywhere; then once i sat down little pieces of paper and dirt literally blowing around in the air and keep landing on me. wtf it’s not usually this bad ugh i guess at least it doesn’t stink”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I got dirt on my hands, I got no remorse Got drool on my pillow cuz I sleep like a corpse”
— Bluesky· May 2026“What a sweetheart! ❤️ I've got some gardening to do today as well. More like "dandelion removal" but it's still digging in the dirt! Have a great day, my friend!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sooner or later, we all return to the dirt. The insects are waiting... The Chrysalis Collection emerges to continue its cycle once again, bringing new Outfits for Lee Yun-Jin and The Huntress.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“MATT JOHNSON OF NIRVANA THE BAND IS MAKING THE DIRT BAG ERA ANTHONY BOURDAIN MOVIE LETS GO www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MV...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.
"dirt" means: Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"dirt" means: Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.
The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.
“Oakland police on Monday said officers arrested a total of nine people and recovered 77 dirt bikes and ATVS stemming from a chaotic scene in the Bay Area, which included an hour-long takeover of the Bay Bridge.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Tomio flashed a smile before he began to walk down the dirt path, leading Proton to his home.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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