Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirty business

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
dirty busi-ness
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the practice of unethical methods

Uncountable

noun

anal sex

Slang; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does dirty business mean?
the practice of unethical methods

How to pronounce dirty business

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