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Meaning of "dirty look" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRTY LOOK

dirty look  [ˈdɜːtɪ lʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRTY LOOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dirty look is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIRTY LOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dirty look in the English dictionary

The definition of dirty look in the dictionary is a look that expresses displeasure or disapproval.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIRTY LOOK


blook
blʊk
look
lʊk
loq.
lʊk
new-look
ˈnjuːlʊk
outlook
ˈaʊtˌlʊk
overlook
ˌəʊvəˈlʊk
plook
plʊk
plouk
plʊk
relook
riːˈlʊk
taluk
ˈtɑːlʊk
uplook
ʌpˈlʊk
wet-look
ˈwɛtˌlʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRTY LOOK

dirtier
dirties
dirtiest
dirtily
dirtiness
dirty
dirty bomb
dirty dog
dirty linen
dirty old man
dirty pool
dirty realism
dirty realist
dirty trick
dirty tricks
dirty war
dirty weekend
dirty word
dirty work
dirty-minded

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRTY LOOK

an open book
book
brook
cook
e-book
Facebook
guestbook
handbook
hook
in my book
netbook
nook
notebook
on the hook
skyhook
textbook
the book
the New Look
took
wet look

Synonyms and antonyms of dirty look in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dirty look» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRTY LOOK

Find out the translation of dirty look to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dirty look from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dirty look» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一眼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mirada sucia
570 millions of speakers

English

dirty look
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंदा नज़र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نظرة القذرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неодобрительный взгляд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

olhar sujo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খারাপ দৃষ্টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sale regard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelihatan kotor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bösen Blick
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卑劣な視線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더러운 모습
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Katon reged
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhìn bẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுக்கு பார்வை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गलिच्छ देखावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kirli görünüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

un´occhiataccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brudny wygląd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

несхвальний погляд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aspect murdar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρώμικο ματιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuil kyk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smutsigt utseende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skittent utseende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dirty look

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRTY LOOK»

The term «dirty look» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.546 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRTY LOOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dirty look» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dirty look» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dirty look

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRTY LOOK»

Discover the use of dirty look in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dirty look and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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No More Dirty Looks: The Truth about Your Beauty Products -- ...
No More Dirty Looks also reveals the safest, most effective products on the market and time-tested home recipes. Finally, you don’t need to sacrifice health for beauty—because coming clean is the best look yet.
Siobhan O'Connor, 2010
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Everyday Literacy: Listening and Speaking, Grade PreK - E-book
(dirty) Color the happy face for clean or the sad face for dirty. ' Look at number 2. Do you see a clean or dirty dog? (clean) Color the happy face for clean or the sad face for dirty. ' Look at number 3. Do you see a clean or dirty truck? (dirty) Color ...
Evan-Moor
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
The same sense also appears in such expressions as dirty book, for a pornographic book; dirty old man, for a middle-aged or elderly lecher; and dirty word or talk dirty, for a lewd, offensive expression or sexually explicit conversation. dirty look, ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
4
The Dirty Realism Duo: Charles Bukowski and Raymond Carver ...
105) as he struggles to kill one of the bugs as I then got a can and sprayed and sprayed and sprayed and finally the roach came out and gave me a very dirty look, (lines 7-10) The "dirty look" does not stop Bukowski from killing his unwanted ...
Michael Hemmingson, 2008
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
your dirty work for you. • do the dirty on sb UK informal to behave unfairly towards someone, usually without their knowledge: He can 't forgive her for doing the dirty on him and having an affair with his best friend. • give sb a dirty look to look at ...
‎2008
6
Hamburg Diaries
I call the dirty look the glance that is cast upon you from the Hamburgers in several situations. Probably because of the cold climate up here, Hamburgers have developed a special way of communicating with you through their eyes, so that ...
Alice Thorvaldsen, 2011
7
Dirty Deeds
By the time the man threw his last dirty look over his hunched shoulder, Tate was fuming. “I can't believe—” “Just forget it, okay?” Nathan rolled up the green tarp and stowed it. She leveled her breathing and regained control of her temper.
Lorelei James, 2006
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your dirty work for you. . do the dirty on sb uk informal to behave unfairly towards someone, usually without their knowledge: He can't forgive her for doing the dirty on him and having an affair with his best friend. . give sb a dirty look to look at ...
9
The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
... NORMAN a dirty look). Blabbermouth! MOM. I told you those plants are trouble. If they eat acorns and library books, they'll eat anything. MICHAEL. Only one book. A paperback. I'll pay for it out of my allowance. NORMAN. I wish your plant  ...
Nancy McArthur, 2000
10
Dirty Little Secrets
I know I will never do anything to hurt a child. That's not me. I'm a nurturer—that's what I do. Surprisingly enough everyone is normal. No one says a word, not even a dirty look. I'm sure they discussed it among their cliques, L.A. Lewis.
L. A. Lewis, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRTY LOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dirty look is used in the context of the following news items.
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Living a life on linoleum in our old house | Albert Lea Tribune
I had only a dime. You couldn't even get a dirty look for a dime. I came along just to watch him eat. He ordered a hamburger and a glass of milk. «Albert Lea Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Hunt Safe and Solid with Lone Wolf
Several times on the hike in, Chris snapped his head back at me and gave me a dirty look over the noise my stand was making as we walked in ... «Bowhunting.Com, Jul 15»
3
All Outdoors: 2015 bear season offers more generous opportunities
The big bad boys left, tails between legs, taking an occasional look back for a dirty look at Tiger and to be sure our 10-pound cat hadn't turned ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Laura's Travelogue: A Garden State adventure
(That actually did happen once in Washington, D.C., when I cleared my throat on a subway bench and the lady next to me gave me a dirty look ... «The Messenger, Jul 15»
5
The Metropolitan Gets Stronger and Why That's Good for the Devils …
From my quick and dirty look at the rest of the division, there's a lot of competition to be had. The division snapshots will be certainly ones to ... «In Lou We Trust, Jul 15»
6
Fat Shaming, Fat Acceptance, and people who can't mind their own …
I was informed that I had no idea who the dirty look and comment was for, so said one person, and another said I deserved a dirty look and ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
7
What I Learned Working at Tales of the Cocktail
"If another Gatsby gives me a dirty look, I'm going to start stabbing people with my high heels." We downed plates of crawfish Monica and ... «Eater, Jul 15»
8
Alan Titchmarsh MP? His independent manifesto gets my vote
... and once, while we were pushing through the crowds at the Chelsea Flower Show, my mum reckoned Titchmarsh gave her a dirty look. «The Independent, Jun 15»
9
Uncle of toddler maimed in gunplay accused of menacing motorist
... in the eye in 2012 is back in trouble -- accused of menacing and chasing down a motorist he thought gave him a dirty look Monday afternoon. «SILive.com, Jun 15»
10
I just about managed not to make a holy show of my son at his …
I saw him cast me a quick dirty look before swivelling around to face the front again and pretending he didn't know me. The next thing they ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

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