Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

down and dirty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: down and dirty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thoroughly involved; hands-on.

Informal

Example Sentences

"You also need to remember that it's rare to find someone in a C-suite or on a board who knows how to get down and dirty with IT, who knows the difference between a firewall and a fire exit."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more down and dirty (comparative) most down and dirty (superlative)

Questions

What does down and dirty mean?: Thoroughly involved; hands-on.

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