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dirty look

dirty look noun: an unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.

Noun

dirty look (plural dirty looks)

  1. (idiomatic) An unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.
    • Near-synonym: side-eye
    • He gave his ex-girlfriend a dirty look when he saw her with another man.

Synonyms of dirty look

Forms of dirty look

pluraldirty looks

Questions about dirty look

What does dirty look mean?
Dirty look means an unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.
What part of speech is dirty look?
Dirty look is a noun.
What is the plural of dirty look?
The plural of dirty look is dirty looks.

Words near dirty look in the dictionary

  1. dirty jokes
  2. dirty kitchen
  3. dirty kitchens
  4. dirty laundry
  5. dirty linen
  6. dirty look
  7. dirty looks
  8. dirty magazine
  9. dirty magazines
  10. dirty martini
  11. dirty martinis

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