Function: adjective or adverb
Date: 1967
1 : UNVARNISHED <the down and dirty truth>
2 : made or done hastily : not revised or polished <a down and dirty solution>
3 : marked by or given to fierce often unscrupulous competition < down and dirty campaigning>
4 : BAWDY < down and dirty sexuality>
5 : SEEDY <a down and dirty neighborhood>
6 : relating to or involved with what is crudely basic and practical < down and dirty details>