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down-and-dirty

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down-and-dirty 
1. (American informal) down-and-dirty behaviour is not pleasant or honest He ran a down-and-dirty political campaign.
2. (American informal) something that is down-and-dirty is shocking, often because it is connected with sex He likes his films down-and-dirty.


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