as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
forgetting my birthday was the final straw—I had to dump the dirtbag
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Recent Examples of dirtbag
He’s made a career of playing hard-nosed heroes, wiseguys, and dirtbags.
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Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But the stakes accelerate all too quickly from running errands on Hell’s behalf to saving the world, and while Bacon is quite comfortable as a charming-yet-scuzzy dirtbag, his charisma isn’t enough to hold the entire enterprise together.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Gone are the days of dirtbags making spontaneous plans to climb in our beloved national parks without making a reservation in advance and paying an entrance fee.
—Lynn Hill, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2025
That seamy swagger of Jack Nicholson as über-dirtbag Randle McMurphy in Cuckoo’s Nest could have been shot here yesterday.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
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Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But the stakes accelerate all too quickly from running errands on Hell’s behalf to saving the world, and while Bacon is quite comfortable as a charming-yet-scuzzy dirtbag, his charisma isn’t enough to hold the entire enterprise together.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Gone are the days of dirtbags making spontaneous plans to climb in our beloved national parks without making a reservation in advance and paying an entrance fee.
—Lynn Hill, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2025
That seamy swagger of Jack Nicholson as über-dirtbag Randle McMurphy in Cuckoo’s Nest could have been shot here yesterday.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirtbag
Noun
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The host, Scotty, is an acerbic jerk who saves his meanest digs for Richter’s Mickey.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025
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Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Former Des Plaines officer Mike Albrecht recalled to NBC Chicago that when police were assigned to surveil Gacy after Piest's disappearance, the part-time clown would try to pal around with officers and invite them into his house.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The girls are just as down to clown, coming up with funny drunk poses and faces.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The American Kennel Club stresses that keeping a consistent routine is important for dogs at every stage of life.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Del Mar Foundation invites the dogs of Del Mar and their humans to attend the fun and free Annual Halloween Dog Parade & Costume Competition.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Animals that typically carry rabies are bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The player’s winning cards were a 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen and a joker acting as a king — all in clubs.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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If Payton doesn’t start shoving this offense through it, the joker’s on Broncos Country.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Dirtbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirtbag. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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