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dirt

dirt definition

dirt (dʉrt)

noun

any unclean or soiling matter, as mud, dust, dung, trash, etc.; filth
earth or garden soil
anything common, filthy, or contemptible
dirtiness, nastiness, corruption, etc.
☆ obscene writing, speech, etc.; pornography
☆ malicious talk or gossip
☆ Gold Mining the gravel, soil, etc. from which gold is separated by washing or panning

Etymology: ME, by metathesis < drit < ON drita, excrement, akin to OE dritan, to excrete < IE base *dher- (see dark) > L forire, defecate

adjective

☆ having a surface of compacted earth a dirt road

dirt Idioms

do someone dirt

☆

Slang to do harm to someone, as by deception or malicious gossip

hit the dirt

Slang to drop to the ground