Definition of dirtbag
slang
:a dirty, unkempt, or contemptible person
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forgetting my birthday was the final straw—I had to dump the dirtbag
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Good Time restores the desperation and dirtbag absurdity of the endeavor.
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The host Dirtbags scored three runs on three hits and two walks in the opening inning on their way to a 3-0 baseball victory to move one win from reaching the College World Series for the first time since 1998.
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On Wednesday, Geraldo Rivera, the slimeball dirtbag with the mustache the size of a sweatpants leg, tweeted:
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While this is clearly Theron’s show, McAvoy deserves notice for turning in another one of his splendid dirtbag characters.
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First Known Use of dirtbag
circa 1967
dirtbag Synonyms
Synonyms
bastard, beast, bleeder [British], blighter [chiefly British], boor, bounder, bugger, buzzard, cad, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, jerk [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], skunk, sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, swine, toad, varmint, verminRelated Words
barbarian, brute, caveman, Neanderthal, savage; loudmouth, vulgarian; lowlife, miscreant, rascal, rogue, roughneck, scab, scamp, scoundrel, villain, wretch; booby, doofus [slang], fool, jackass, nincompoop, ninny, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, schmo (or schmoe) [slang]; airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, dink [slang], dolt, dope, dork [slang], goon, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, turkey; brat, insolent, nuisance, pest, snip; snob, snoot, snot; dweeb [slang], nerdNear Antonyms
hero, heroine, idol, role model; gentleman, lady; angel, saintDIRTBAG Defined for English Language Learners
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