down and dirty

adjective or adverb

Definition of down and dirty

1 : unvarnished the down and dirty truth

2 : made or done hastily : not revised or polished a down and dirty solution

3 : marked by or given to fierce often unscrupulous competition down and dirty campaigning

4 : bawdy down and dirty sexuality

5 : seedy a down and dirty neighborhood

6 : relating to or involved with what is crudely basic and practical down and dirty details

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Invite it onto the floor for a down and dirty dance. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, "Weekly Horoscopes March 12-March 18," 5 Apr. 2018

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