"dirtbag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dirtbag.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dirtbags [plural]
Etymology: dirt + bag Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dirt|bag}} dirt + bag Head templates: {{en-noun}} dirtbag (plural dirtbags)
  1. (informal) A dirty, grimy, sleazy, or disreputable person. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-dirtbag-en-noun-WkdmX34P
  2. (climbing) A poor climber, alpinist, skier or other outdoorsman who lives cheaply, without normal employment, and with few amenities in order to spend as much time on their sport as possible. Used praisingly. Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-dirtbag-en-noun-CDf0eKM3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 95 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dirtbag left, dirtbaggery Related terms: hosebag, scumbag, sleazebag, scumbucket, scuzzball, scuzzbucket

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