Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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such a dip? Is there a convention of dips
or something here today?

dipheadGo to dipshit.


dipperGo to dip.


dippymod. crazy; loony. Who is that
dippy chick with the lamp shade on her
head? Tom is dippy, but fun.


dipshit 1. and diphead; dipstickn. an
oaf; a jerk. (Rude and derogatory. See also
dip.) Why are you acting like such a
dipshit? Is there a convention of dip-
sticks or something here today? Look,
dipstick, I’m in a hurry. 2. mod. pertain-
ing to someone or something obnoxious,
stupid, or offensive. (Usually objection-
able.) Here’s another one of his dipshit
ideas.


dipso[“dIpso] n. a drunkard; an alcoholic.
(From dipsomaniac. See also dip.) Oh,
I didn’t realize she was a dipso. She’s sort
of a closet dipso.


dipstick 1. n. the penis. (From the name of
the metal stick used to measure the
amount of oil in an automobile engine.
Usually objectionable.) He held his
hands over his dipstick and ran for the
bedroom. 2. Go to dip(shit).


dipsy[“dIpsi] mod. tipsy; alcohol intoxi-
cated. (See also dip.) I think that Jed
is permanently dipsy. The cop pulled the
dipsy dame over and arrested her. He
was too dipsy to drive.


dipwad[“dIpwad] n. a jerk; a nerd. (Eu-
phemistic for dip(shit).) Fred is such
a dipwad. Why doesn’t he wise up? If
you weren’t a big dipwad, you would give
me a hand with this.


dirt 1. n. low, worthless people. (Singular
with the force of plural.) He is just dirt.
I am not dirt. I’m just temporarily fi-
nancially embarrassed. 2. n. scandal; in-
criminating secrets; dirty linen. What’s
the dirt on Tracy? I don’t want to know
about anybody’s dirt!


dirtbagn. a low, worthless person. Ziggy
is a slimy dirtbag, and I want him put
away for good.


dirt cheapmod. very cheap. I picked this
thing up dirt cheap. Get one of these
while they’re dirt cheap.
dirty 1. mod. obscene. You have a dirty
mind. The movie was too dirty for me.
How would you know what’s dirty and
what’s not? 2. mod. low and sneaky. 
What a dirty trick! That was really
dirty! What a dirty thing to do! 3. mod.
illegal; on the wrong side of the law.
(Compare this with clean.) The cops
knew that Max was dirty and they
searched his car until they found some-
thing they could use against him. Yo u
just look at Sam and you know he is dirty.
The question is, what’s he done now?
dirty crackn. a rude remark. Who made
that dirty crack? Another dirty crack like
that and I’ll leave.
dirty dealn. an unfair deal. That was a
dirty deal. I feel cheated. I got a dirty
deal at that shop, and I won’t go back.
dirty dogn. a low and sneaky person. 
What a low, dirty dog. That dirty dog
tried to get fresh with me!
the(dirty) dozensn. a game of trading in-
sulting remarks about relatives. (Origi-
nally black.) Man, what’s with you? Al-
ways the dirty dozens. You just gotta start
something all the time. Freddy is out
giving the dozens to Marty.
dirty joke 1. n. an obscene joke. Fred
told a dirty joke that shocked almost every-
one. No dirty jokes around here. We get
enough of that on television. 2. n. a very
ugly or very stupid person. Look at that
face. That’s a dirty joke. Beavis is sort of
a dirty joke that nobody can laugh at.
dirty laundryGo to dirty linen.
dirty linen and dirty laundryn. scandal;
unpleasant private matters. I wish you
wouldn’t put our dirty linen out for every-
one to see. I’ve heard enough about her
dirty laundry.
dirty lookn. a frown meant to show dis-
pleasure with something that has been
said or done. I gave him a dirty look,
and he took his arm off my shoulder. 
What is that dirty look meant to mean?

dirty look
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