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talk dirty

talk dirty verb: to use profane language, especially sexual vulgarities for the purpose of arousal.

Verb

talk dirty (third-person singular simple present talks dirty, present participle talking dirty, simple past and past participle talked dirty)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To use profane language, especially sexual vulgarities for the purpose of arousal.
    • I love it when you talk dirty.
    • Meet me on Friday / Down, down, down in blue city / Got no address / Just a telephone number / Phone me tonight / And maybe we can talk dirty1981, “Seedy Films”, in Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, performed by Soft Cell

Forms of talk dirty

third-person singular presenttalks dirty
present participletalking dirty
past participletalked dirty
pasttalked dirty

Questions about talk dirty

What does talk dirty mean?
Talk dirty means to use profane language, especially sexual vulgarities for the purpose of arousal.
What part of speech is talk dirty?
Talk dirty is a verb.
What is the past tense of talk dirty?
The past tense of talk dirty is talked dirty.

Words near talk dirty in the dictionary

  1. talk back
  2. talk big
  3. talk box
  4. talk boxes
  5. talk cock
  6. talk dirty
  7. talk down
  8. talk down to
  9. talk everything
  10. talk fast and loose
  11. talk in circles

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