different between dirty vs ragamuffin

English

Etymology

From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt +? -y. See also drite.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?ti/, [?d??i]
• Rhymes: -??(?)ti

Adjective

dirty (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest)

1. Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

   Synonyms: filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed; see also Thesaurus:unclean

   Antonyms: clean; see also Thesaurus:clean

2. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

3. Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

   Synonyms: indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious

4. Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

   Synonyms: cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike

   Antonym: sportsmanlike

5. Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

   Synonyms: base, dishonest, dishonorable, filthy, despicable, lousy, mean, sordid, unethical, vile

6. Out of tune.

7. Of color, discolored by impurities.

   Synonyms: dingy, dullish, muddied, muddy

   Antonyms: bright, pure

8. (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

9. (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

10. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".

11. Sleety; gusty; stormy.
    • 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature

      Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.

12. (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.

    Antonym: neat

13. Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
    • 2020, Mellissa Sevigny, Squeaky Clean Keto: Next Level Keto to Hack Your Health, Victory Belt Publishing (?ISBN), page 13:

      Dirty keto refers to an approach that follows the typical keto macro ratios, but the components include “dirty” foods like fast food, packaged convenience foods, processed meats, artificially sweetened diet sodas and sports drinks, and unhealthy ...

14. Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.

    a dirty explosion

    a dirty bomb

15. (Utah) Of a carbonated soft drink (soda or coke), the addition of an extra flavor shot, such as those sold by chains Sodalicious and Swig

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

dirty (comparative more dirty, superlative most dirty)

1. In a dirty manner.

   Synonyms: deceptively, dirtily, indecently, underhandedly

Derived terms

• talk dirty

Translations

Verb

dirty (third-person singular simple present dirties, present participle dirtying, simple past and past participle dirtied)

1. (transitive) To make (something) dirty.

   Synonyms: soil, taint; see also Thesaurus:dirty

2. (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

   Synonym: sully

3. (transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
4. (intransitive) To become soiled.

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References

English

Etymology

From the Middle English Ragamuffyn. Of uncertain origin, according to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: A muffin is a poor thing of a creature, a ‘regular muff’; so that a ragamuffin is a sorry creature in rags.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æ???m?f?n/

Noun

ragamuffin (plural ragamuffins)

1. A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.
2. A breed of domestic cat which is an offshoot from the Ragdoll.

Usage notes

Currently this word is slang, often (but not always) used either for anachronistic effect or as dialogue in historical fiction.

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “ragamuffin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Italian

Alternative forms

• raggamuffin

Etymology

Borrowed from English ragamuffin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.?a?maf.fin/
• Hyphenation: ra?ga?mùf?fin

Noun

ragamuffin m (uncountable)

1. (music) ragga

   Synonyms: raga, ragga

References

• ragamuffin in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• ragamuffin in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti