dirty

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20813

dirty a He said, "Look here," he said, "brother," he said, "you're a stranger," he said, "you.can take a dirty drink," he said, "when you like." [difficult to divine meaning from context. It seems to mean a good, hearty drink, rather than having any pejorative sense here. Apparently used intensively, with the sense of "large", cp OED Sup.� dirty adj II] DNE Sup G.M .Story AUG. 31 1989 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used CLEAN, SLUBBY, CROOKED Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 16 Feb 2015; Card marked DNE Sup, but not used.