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filth(dictionary)

filth (iou)



filth noun & verb.
[Old English flT = Old Saxon fuliTa (Dutch vuilte), Old High German fulida, from Germanic base of FOUL adjective: see -TH1.]
A. noun.
a. Rotting or purulent matter; rottenness. OE-L17.
b. Dirt, esp. of a disgusting kind. ME.
fig. Moral defilement, vileness; corruption; obscenity. OE.
b. Foul or obscene language; obscene literature. M18.
c. The police. slang. derog. M20.
The quality or state of being foul; filthiness. ME-L16.
In pl. Types of dirt. Formerly also, foul acts (done or suffered), moral transgressions. Now rare. ME.
A vile person; a scoundrel; a slut, a whore. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
b. verb trans. Make foul, defile. rare. LME.