any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.

earth or soil, esp. when loose.

something or someone vile, mean, or worthless

After that last outburst of hers I thought she was dirt.

moral filth; vileness; corruption.

obscene or lewd language

to talk dirt.

Informal . gossip, esp. of a malicious, lurid, or scandalous nature

Tell me all the latest dirt.

private or personal information which if made public would create a scandal or ruin the reputation of a person, company, etc.

Mining .

crude, broken ore or waste.

(in placer mining) the material from which gold is separated by washing. ?

do (someone) dirt. dirty ( def. 18 ) .

eat dirt, Informal . to accept blame, guilt, criticism

or insults without complaint; humble or abase oneself

The prosecutor seemed determined to make the defendant eat dirt.

noun

cleanliness , pureness , purity , sterility , morality

noun

crud , dreck , dregs , excrement , feculence , filth , filthiness , gook , ground , gunk , mire , muck , mud , rottenness , scuz , sleaze , slime , smudge , smut , soil , stain , tarnish , chicanery , double-dealing , fourberie , fraud , indecency , lubricity , pornography , clay , dust , earth , loam , real estate , terra firma , buzz , intimate intelligence , juicy morsel , news , rumor , talk , the lowdown , grime , bawdry , profanity , ribaldry , scatology , vulgarity , foulness , sand , scum , soot , squalor