darty
US/ˈdɑɹ.ti/
darty noun: a party held in the daytime. Also the pronunciation spelling of dirty.
Noun
darty (plural darties)
- A party held in the daytime.
- As Americans toast Saint Patrick on March 17 in parades and darties (day parties), Ireland will celebrate the saint day in a much more holy fashion.2019 March 17, Alex Scimecca, “Raise a Pint of Guinness on St. Patrick's Day With These Historical Photos”, in Fortune, New York, N.Y.: Fortune Media Group Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
- I love drinking during the day. We've written before about the virtues of using jam to make any booze morning-appropriate, as well as how to make the perfect backyard drink. You never know when a chill outdoor hang might transition into a full-on "darty" (day + party).2022 June 22, Meredith Dietz, “How to Day Drink Without Overdoing It”, in Lifehacker Australia, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2022
Verb
darty (third-person singular simple present darties, present participle dartying, simple past and past participle dartied)
- To participate in a darty.
- It's very hard to rally once the alcohol and adrenaline wears off, so the choice to darty is the choice to not party that night.2017 April 25, Sophie G. Garrett, “Darty Season: Pros and Cons”, in The Harvard Crimson, Cambridge, M.A.: Harvard Crimson, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2023
- "We all know post-Fling Sunday is a day to darty! And in the wake of campus conversations about supporting survivors and denouncing sexual misconduct, partying is political," reads the event's description.2019 April 29, Britton O'Daly, “Hundreds to boycott DKE Tang”, in Yale Daily News, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2022
Adjective
darty (comparative dartier or more darty, superlative dartiest or most darty)
- Tending to dart; tending to make quick and sudden moves, especially to the side.
- Then the tits—particularly the blue tits—begin to flash like light from tree to tree, with their tweenk, tweenk, tweenk; one of the prettiest but most pugnacious of birds; and if you are near water, the wanton wagtails are never long out of it, with their pert and sidelong glance and darty walk...1887 September, Alex H. Japp, “Up in the Morning Early”, in Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, volume 263, number 1881, page 296
- 'It's a different kind of pain now,' I'd say. 'Remember when I said it was a kind of hummy ache? Well, it's changed. More darty.'2007, Marian Keyes, Anybody Out There
- Of a car: having a sharp turning radius and tight steering that is responsive to slight turns of the wheel.
- Tiller steering is not for the faint-hearted. It is darty, like a ferret on a lead. Left turns involve pulling the short lever awkwardly into your tummy, and then there's the thought that any kind of impact could involve the driver being skewered like a cocktail sausage.2017 May 17, Andrew English, “Old-time machine: Can this 1904 Vauxhall handle Britain in the 21st Century?”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
- The steering has good self-centering behavior at high speed but the Sky never loses that alert, slightly darty feel of a roadster.2006 August 2, Dan Neil, “A real roadster in its blood”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, L.A.: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2021
Proper noun capitalized: Darty
Darty (plural Dartys)
- A surname.
Also used as
darty is also the pronunciation spelling of dirty.
Examples of darty in a sentence
- The frat bros dartying a stone's throw away paid no attention to my crumpled figure.2022 August 15, Christine Ji, “Broken Ankles and Barriers to Accessibility: Reflections from a Skater-Turned-Scooter Girl”, in The...
- The little dog's not half as interesting as you, but those darty eyes of his are always looking out for trouble.2020, Hannah M. Sandoval, Arcamira:
- But he was orange, small dog size, very fast and darty, big bushy tail and white underside.2020, Edwin Jones, Ted Made Me Write This, page 99:
- See—he's kind of a darty runner who will try and make you miss.2022, Jerry Izenberg, "No Medals for Trying": Eagles @ Giants:
Synonyms of darty
Forms of darty
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | darties |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | darties |
| present participle | dartying |
| past participle | dartied |
| past | dartied |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | dartier |
| comparative | more darty |
| superlative | dartiest |
| superlative | most darty |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Dartys |
Origin of darty
Blend of day + party.
From dart + -y.
Words that rhyme with darty
Questions about darty
- What does darty mean?
- Darty means a party held in the daytime.
- How do you use darty in a sentence?
- The frat bros dartying a stone's throw away paid no attention to my crumpled figure.
- What part of speech is darty?
- Darty can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce darty?
- Darty is pronounced /ˈdɑɹ.ti/ (US).
- What is the plural of darty?
- The plural of darty is darties.
Words near darty in the dictionary
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