down and dirty
adjective or adverb
1
: unvarnished
the down and dirty truth
2
: made or done hastily : not revised or polished
a down and dirty solution
3
: marked by or given to fierce often unscrupulous competition
down and dirty campaigning
4
: bawdy
down and dirty sexuality
5
: seedy
a down and dirty neighborhood
6
: relating to or involved with what is crudely basic and practical
down and dirty details
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Examples of down and dirty in a Sentence
hoisting aloft the down and dirty sign that we had just made, we joined the protest
Recent Examples on the Web
This will not happen unless the appellate courts acknowledge the unfairness of having deliberately rushed Trump to trial on a schedule designed to achieve a down and dirty conviction while denying him the right to appeal that conviction before the election.
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Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
There's no Marvel Cinematic Universe moralising or teamwork saving the day, this is down and dirty superhero-subversion that has a lot to say about the perils of corporate ownership, the evils of capitalism, and, of course, there are all those almost comically gruesome deaths.
—Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2020
Well, the experience was wonderful except for getting kicked in the face by that low-down and dirty Sami Zayn.
—Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2022
With Season 1 now completed on HBO Max, Parham spoke to Variety about getting down and dirty as a liberated woman of the ‘70s.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 Apr. 2022
Few songs have distilled the essence of the down and dirty Sunset Strip life more effectively.
—Jon O'Brien, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2022
These are often down and dirty wars of tribal fury, where the fighting itself is what matters.
—David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2022
The way James decided to shoot it, which is like a documentary with the camera on the shoulder (of the cameraman) shooting these characters, very immediate, down and dirty, really works.
—Angela Dawson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
Gottmik draws her brows sky high on her signature, clown-white face, but her reality TV standards are down and dirty.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 July 2021
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Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
There's no Marvel Cinematic Universe moralising or teamwork saving the day, this is down and dirty superhero-subversion that has a lot to say about the perils of corporate ownership, the evils of capitalism, and, of course, there are all those almost comically gruesome deaths.
—Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2020
Well, the experience was wonderful except for getting kicked in the face by that low-down and dirty Sami Zayn.
—Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2022
With Season 1 now completed on HBO Max, Parham spoke to Variety about getting down and dirty as a liberated woman of the ‘70s.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 Apr. 2022
Few songs have distilled the essence of the down and dirty Sunset Strip life more effectively.
—Jon O'Brien, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2022
These are often down and dirty wars of tribal fury, where the fighting itself is what matters.
—David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2022
The way James decided to shoot it, which is like a documentary with the camera on the shoulder (of the cameraman) shooting these characters, very immediate, down and dirty, really works.
—Angela Dawson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
Gottmik draws her brows sky high on her signature, clown-white face, but her reality TV standards are down and dirty.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 July 2021
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“Down and dirty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20and%20dirty. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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