"dirtball" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dirtball.ogg [Australia] Forms: dirtballs [plural]
Etymology: dirt + ball Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dirt|ball}} dirt + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} dirtball (plural dirtballs)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A dirty or sleazy person. Tags: derogatory, slang Translations (dirty or sleazy person): brudas [masculine] (Polish), brudaska [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dirtball-en-noun-mlfkGoGj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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