"give the dirts" meaning in English

See give the dirts in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gives the dirts [present, singular, third-person], giving the dirts [participle, present], gave the dirts [past], given the dirts [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> the dirts}} give the dirts (third-person singular simple present gives the dirts, present participle giving the dirts, simple past gave the dirts, past participle given the dirts)
  1. To verbally abuse.
    Sense id: en-give_the_dirts-en-verb-MVy9G12F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009, Patrick Deer, Culture in Camouflage: War, Empire, and Modern British Literature, →ISBN:",
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          "ref": "2013, Arjun Shekhar, End of Story, →ISBN:",
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