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dirtybud

dirtybud noun: a mediocre earbud with poor audio quality, especially one that is cheap, a bootleg or a knockoff.

Noun

dirtybud (plural dirtybuds)

  1. (neologism, slang) A mediocre earbud with poor audio quality, especially one that is cheap, a bootleg or a knockoff.
    • Ahaha! I'm hopefully hitting up a Cashies in the new year as I’ve seen buckets of bootleg ipod dirtybuds. Definitely want to try to blow some up 👀2020 December 26, @PodsDank, Twitter
    • Oh I already knew that I just didn’t expect the plug-in to make all my audio sound like I had 5 dollar bargain bin dirtybuds on2021 December 6, @siverstorm, Twitter
    Synonyms:
    nuggbud

Examples of dirtybud in a sentence

  • I don't mind the apple dirtybud shape/style either, just don't know of anything quality that uses it.2022 September 6, u/Gobbelcoque, “Need a pair of flat (non-in-ear) earbuds”, in r/iems, Reddit:
  • I remember when I was so happy with my USB-Stick/mp3player, no name dirtybud and YouTube rips 🤤.2023 January 20, “This was my endgame 8 years ago. What’s next?”, in r/headphones, Reddit:
  • SWAP NOW, AS A AUDIOPHILE GO NOW, DONT USE DIRTYBUDS USE GOOD EARBUDS2024 September 30, @cc_goten, Twitter:

Synonyms of dirtybud

Forms of dirtybud

pluraldirtybuds

Origin of dirtybud

From dirty (“out of tune”) + earbud (“a small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems”). Popularised by the videos of Australian tech YouTuber, drummer and audiophile Wade "DankPods" Nixon since the late 2010s and early 2020s.

Questions about dirtybud

What does dirtybud mean?
Dirtybud means a mediocre earbud with poor audio quality, especially one that is cheap, a bootleg or a knockoff.
How do you use dirtybud in a sentence?
I don't mind the apple dirtybud shape/style either, just don't know of anything quality that uses it.
What part of speech is dirtybud?
Dirtybud is a noun.
What is the plural of dirtybud?
The plural of dirtybud is dirtybuds.

Words near dirtybud in the dictionary

  1. dirty-handedness
  2. dirty-minded
  3. dirtyard
  4. dirtyards
  5. dirtybadwrong
  6. dirtybud
  7. dirtybuds
  8. dirtying
  9. dirtying down
  10. dirtying up
  11. dirtyings

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