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filth

 
 
/fɪlθ/ noun [U]

Translation

DIRT thick and unpleasant dirt
kir, pislik
His clothes were covered in filth and mud.843
OFFENSIVE offensive language or pictures, usually relating to sex
kötü söz, küfür, açık saçıklık, müstehcen yazı veya resimler
Many parents are shocked by the amount of filth on television.6322165
(Definition of filth noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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