dirt
noun
[ dəːt ]
• a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something.
• "Jo wiped the dirt off her face"
Similar:
grime,
dust,
soot,
smut,
muck,
mud,
filth,
mire,
sludge,
slime,
ooze,
dross,
scum,
pollution,
waste,
smudges,
stains,
crud,
yuck,
grot,
gunge,
grunge,
• information about someone's activities or private life that could prove damaging if revealed.
• "is there any dirt on Desmond?"
Similar:
scandal,
gossip,
talk,
revelations,
rumour (s),
tittle-tattle,
tattle,
slander,
libel,
calumny,
smears,
low-down,
dope,
gen,
poop,
tea,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse drit ‘excrement’, an early sense in English.
