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Definition of Dish the dirt
1. Verb. Wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies. "Sam wants to dish the dirt with Sue "; "She won't dish the dirt"
Exact synonyms: Gossip
Generic synonyms: Speak, Talk
Specialized synonyms: Bruit, Rumor, Rumour
Derivative terms: Gossip, Gossip, Gossiper, Gossiping
Generic synonyms: Speak, Talk
Specialized synonyms: Bruit, Rumor, Rumour
Derivative terms: Gossip, Gossip, Gossiper, Gossiping
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dish The Dirt
Literary usage of Dish the dirt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1889)
"Six ounces oi snow and |oz. of dirt and sand were found in the bottom of a dish.
The dirt is very fine, something like emery, and contains particles that ..."
2. Flowing Gold by Rex Beach (1922)
""dish the dirt!" "Buddy's belief, however, that your stage career was blasted
and your young life laid waste by the scion of a rich New York house should, ..."
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