filth

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filth^¹

/fɪlθ/

Rhymes with -ɪlθ

Where it comes from

From Middle English filth, from Old English fȳlþu, from Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu, equivalent to foul + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

noun filths

uncountable, usually Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles. Before we start cooking we need to clean up the filth in this kitchen.
uncountable, usually Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution. He spends all his time watching filth on pornographic websites.
derogatory, uncountable, usually A vile or disgusting person. I think you're scum, I think you're filth. And as far as Elaine's concerned you're to get her out of your filthy mind right now.
US, dated, uncountable, usually Weeds growing on pasture land. Grampa remembers when he had to cut filth with a scythe.

noun the filth

Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, uncountable The police. We were in the middle of stashing the money when the filth arrived.

FILTH^²

noun FILTHs

UK, abbreviation, acronym, derogatory Acronym of failed in London, try Hongkong. The British expatriate in Hong Kong has long been known as FILTH.

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noun dirt

Español	mugre, porquería, inmundicia, bascosidad, bahorrina, sarama
한국어	오물 omul
日本語	泥 doro, 汚物 obutsu
中文	污垢 wūgòu, 穢物 /秽物 huìwù, 污 wū
हिन्दी	गंदगी gandgī, गंद gand
Português	sujeira, imundície
Français	crasse, saleté, boue
Deutsch	Schmutz, Dreck
Italiano	sporcizia, sporco
Ελληνικά	ακαθαρσία akatharsía
Română	murdărie
Русский	грязь grjazʹ, нечистота́ nečistotá
Tiếng Việt	rác rưởi, rác bẩn
العربية	قَذَارَة qaḏāra
עברית	לִכלוּך likhlúkh

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@misc{filth_2026,
  title = {filth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}