dirt

dirt
noun Etymology: Middle English drit, from Old Norse; akin to Old English drītan to defecate Date: 13th century 1. a. excrement b. a filthy or soiling substance (as mud, dust, or grime) c. archaic something worthless d. a contemptible person <
treated me like dirt
>
2. loose or packed soil or sand ; earth <
a mound of dirt
>
<
a dirt road
>
3. a. an abject or filthy state ; squalor <
living in dirt
>
b. corruption, chicanery <
vowed to clean up the dirt in the city government
>
c. licentiousness of language or theme d. scandalous or malicious gossip <
spreading dirt about his ex-wife
>
e. embarrassing or incriminating information <
trying to dig up dirt on her political rivals
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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