as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
forgetting my birthday was the final straw—I had to dump the dirtbag
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Recent Examples of dirtbag
The setting is familiar enough: rural Texas farmland, a creepy old couple, charming dirtbags secretly shooting a dirty movie.
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Dennis Perkins and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 5 July 2024
There reside the morally complicated men, if not outright dirtbags.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024
Alfonso is somehow a bigger dirtbag, and Thompson’s voice felt too dry (read: not sticky) and distilled of a requisite toxicity.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Colin Jost is two years out of Harvard and looks like a total Staten Island dirtbag.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 5 June 2024
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Dennis Perkins and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 5 July 2024
There reside the morally complicated men, if not outright dirtbags.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024
Alfonso is somehow a bigger dirtbag, and Thompson’s voice felt too dry (read: not sticky) and distilled of a requisite toxicity.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Colin Jost is two years out of Harvard and looks like a total Staten Island dirtbag.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 5 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirtbag
Noun
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What a jerk! Neagley fares better, dispatching two button men sent to kill her in her Windy City high-rise office.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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If anyone other than Rudd were playing her selfish dad, audiences would be actively rooting for the jerk to get ’corned.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Eli Craig’s (Tucker & Dale vs Evil) newest outing, the real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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She’s costumed like a clown, but her screenplay is as confident as an antihero’s cleverest heist.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
13 Sep. 2023
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Cornell University’s Department of Public & Ecosystem Health expert Jenny Bloodgood told NBC News that she’s seen a fox, a skunk, a possum and a bobcat test positive for the virus in New York State, indicating the bug could be mutating.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Medium-sized animals like skunks, bobcats and foxes also did not vanish.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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Even the jokers, which do each have their own special ability, are quick to pick up — with their wildcard capabilities made easy to understand as they’re applied mid-round.—
Scott Robertson,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Dirtbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirtbag. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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