dirtbag

noun

dirt·​bag ˈdərt-ˌbag How to pronounce dirtbag (audio)
slang
: a dirty, unkempt, or contemptible person

Examples of dirtbag in a Sentence

forgetting my birthday was the final straw—I had to dump the dirtbag
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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 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 One of his points was that Jackson's richest residents cosplay dirtbags, filling the closets of their second homes with Carhartts and flannel shirts to strut around in. Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024 Maybe that’s why the husband figure (Scoot McNairy) is portrayed as a dirtbag. Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dirtbag

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dirtbag was circa 1967

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“Dirtbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirtbag. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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