dirt

noun [U] (GOSSIP)

/dɜːt/

/dɝːt/ informal

Definition

› unpleasant or bad details about someone's private life that are repeated or published to influence people's opinion of them in a negative way: Journalists are always digging for (= trying to discover) dirt.Gossip and rumour

(Definition of dirt noun (GOSSIP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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dirge noun
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dirk noun
dirndl (skirt) noun
dirt cheap adjective, adverb
dirt noun (GOSSIP)
dirt noun (NOT CLEAN)
dirt poor adjective
dirt road noun
dirtiness noun
dirty adjective (NOT CLEAN)

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dirt noun (NOT CLEAN)
pay dirt noun
dirt poor adjective
dirt road noun
dirt cheap adjective, adverb
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