Synonyms
- bastard
- beast
- bleeder [British]
- blighter [chiefly British]
- boor
- bounder
- bugger
- buzzard
- cad
- chuff
- churl
- clown
- creep
- cretin
- crud [slang]
- crumb [slang]
- cur
- dog
- fink
- heel
- hound
- jerk
- 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
- vermin
Examples of dirtbag in a Sentence
forgetting my birthday was the final straw—I had to dump the dirtbag
Recent Examples on the Web
A lot of people were still dying and the sponsors got scared of the sport and left it to be this dirtbag, on the edge [hobby].
—
Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
The other was his older brother, who’s a bit of a dirtbag himself.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
The closest Hunter has to a forerunner may be turn-of-the-millennium Robert Downey, Jr.: a painfully public avatar of squandered privilege, a darkly hilarious rogue casting off sparks of pathos and augurs of doom, America’s favorite dirtbag.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
So, from the climber’s point of view, a dirtbag is just someone who’s really in nature, who’s constantly on the road.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Men who introduce themselves with off-color jokes, like young Matty (Toby Wallace, a standout in Babyteeth, once again excellent at being an off-putting dirtbag from some angles and a dreamboat from others), turn out to be great fun in the light of day.
—Vulture, 6 Oct. 2023
My first exposure was hearing Rock & Roll Animal on the radio, as a 13-year-old dirtbag.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
Just don’t call him a dirtbag, Moss-Bachrach pleaded.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 22 June 2023
And though his own upbringing was supportive, he’s had his share of dirtbags to draw on.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 22 June 2023
Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
The other was his older brother, who’s a bit of a dirtbag himself.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
The closest Hunter has to a forerunner may be turn-of-the-millennium Robert Downey, Jr.: a painfully public avatar of squandered privilege, a darkly hilarious rogue casting off sparks of pathos and augurs of doom, America’s favorite dirtbag.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
So, from the climber’s point of view, a dirtbag is just someone who’s really in nature, who’s constantly on the road.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Men who introduce themselves with off-color jokes, like young Matty (Toby Wallace, a standout in Babyteeth, once again excellent at being an off-putting dirtbag from some angles and a dreamboat from others), turn out to be great fun in the light of day.
—Vulture, 6 Oct. 2023
My first exposure was hearing Rock & Roll Animal on the radio, as a 13-year-old dirtbag.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
Just don’t call him a dirtbag, Moss-Bachrach pleaded.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 22 June 2023
And though his own upbringing was supportive, he’s had his share of dirtbags to draw on.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 22 June 2023
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“Dirtbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirtbag. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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