Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the dirts

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: give the dirts
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To verbally abuse.

Example Sentences

"You write about the 'fray,' From some place far away, You're giving us what Tommy calls the 'dirts.' With your 'majesty of war', and our 'eagerness for more', Remember that this sort of rubbish hurts."
"I expect when he sees those trembling hands of mine, he'll give me a dose of the dirts through his rectangular glasses and reprimand me: “Get a hold on yourself, Mr Ali. This is a court not a Parkinson's clinic.'"
"We laughed at her attempted joke and she gave us the dirts!"

Inflected Forms

gives the dirts (present, singular) giving the dirts (participle, present) gave the dirts (past) given the dirts (participle, past)

Questions

What does give the dirts mean?: To verbally abuse.

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