Dirty Jobs Work Hands Unpleasant Dishonest Adjective ˈdɜːti

• dirty hands/clothes/dishes
• my thumb had left a dirty mark on the paper.
• try not to get too dirty!
• she didn't want to get her dress dirty.

dirty

1. not clean
• dirty hands/clothes/dishes
• My thumb had left a dirty mark on the paper.
• Try not to get too dirty!
• She didn't want to get her dress dirty.
• They found him huddled under a dirty old blanket
• I always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty).

Extra Examples

• Everything in the room was incredibly dirty.
• Go and play football if you like, but don't get dirty!
• He's not frightened of getting his hands dirty.
• The soot had made everything dirty.
• If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.
• The dirty clothes go in the washing machine.
2. connected with sex in an offensive way
• a dirty joke/book
• He's got a dirty mind (= he often thinks about sex).
3. unpleasant or dishonest
• That's a dirty lie!
• They discovered her dirty little secret.
• She's a dirty player.
• He's a great man for doing the dirty jobs (= jobs which are unpleasant because they involve being dishonest or mean to people).
• You dirty liar!
4. not bright
• a dirty brown carpet
5. using illegal drugs
6. to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing
7. (to do) the unpleasant or dishonest jobs that somebody else does not want to do
• Next time you can get somebody else to do your dirty work for you!
• He always gets someone else to do the dirty work for him.
• The drugs gang used children to do their dirty work for them.
8. to cheat somebody who trusts you; to treat somebody badly or unfairly
• I'd never do the dirty on my friends.
9. behaving in an unfair or aggressive way, especially because you want to win
• The candidate again got down and dirty with his rival.
• The online campaign was getting down and dirty.
10. rude and making you feel shocked
• The singer got down and dirty at the club last night and made headlines again.
• The singers are a down-and-dirty duo from Ohio.
11. to do physical work
• He's not frightened of getting his hands dirty.
12. to look at somebody in a way that shows you are annoyed with them