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    [Adjective]  | "grit*ty" | \ ˈgri-tē \


    1: containing or resembling grit

    2: courageously persistent : plucky

    3: having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism


    Origin: 1598 ;

     {see: |grit:1|grit:1} + {see: |-y:1|-y:1};

    [Noun]  | "nit*ty-grit*ty" | \ ˌni-tē-ˈgri-tē \


    1: what is essential and basic : specific practical details


    Origin: 1934 ;

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    [Noun]  | "the nitty-gritty" 


    1: the most important and basic facts or details about something

    [Adjective]  | "gritty" 


    1: as in unflinching, resolute;




    [Adjective]  | "nitty-gritty" 


    1: having to do with the practical details of regular life;


      * e.g., " ... a look at the nitty-gritty aspects of putting out a newspaper "



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    [Noun]  | "nitty-gritty" 


    1: the specific practical details of something;


      * e.g., " ... the governor tends to leave the nitty-gritty of running the state government to others "



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     [ "gritty" ]

    1: harsh, coarse, rough and unrefined, as in film depictions that portray life as it truly is, without false distortions, stylizations, or idealizations. Often, the realism is exaggerated such that the culture or society being portrayed appears more coarse than it really is.

      * e.g.,  ... The film "28 Days Later" is a gritty, dirt-under-your-fingernails kind of raw. 

     [ "gritty" ]

    1: A type of realism, usually invoked by films and documentary. Strangely

      * e.g.,  ...  Film Critic: " X is a film depicting the gritty realism of life in the New York suburbs" 


     [ "gritty" ]

    2: enough, "gritty realism" is only perceptible to media and film critics and the term is hardly ever used by anyone else. In fact no-one but film and tv critics ever use the term.

      * e.g.,  ... or 

     [ "gritty" ]

    1: A middle-to-upper class term to describe the living conditions of the majority of the human populace as seen through indie movies.

      * e.g.,  ... The film 'x' was a gritty depiction of life on the streets of NY. 

     [ "gritty" ]

    1: Describing anything, anyplace OR anyone that is dirty. Slutty. Nasty. Sometimes ugly, and definately Grimey. Or Gross. Usually used to describe females, certain males, and most nightclubs/bars.

      * e.g.,  ... "Who the fuck does Mel think she is? She is SUCH a gritty bitch. And we are SOOO not friends anymore!" Diana said, angrily. 

     [ "gritty" ]

    1: characterized by elaborate sexual detail; horny

      * e.g.,  ... jose was talkin gritty las nite on da phone, and wen we hung up, i felt all wet down there. 

     [ "gritty" ]

    1: a female who thinks their the shit but really a girl nobody likes and shes a slut

      * e.g.,  ... geena:im the best lookin girl in skool. bystander: yo geena is a major GRITTY 

     [ "Gritty" ]

    1: the horribly terrifying new mascot of the philadelphia flyers

      * e.g.,  ... did youze see the new flyers mascot, gritty? pretty fuckt up 

     [ "Gritties" ]

    1: The overwhelming feeling to destroy an adorable person/thing/animal if you see or touch something really really cute like a puppy, and have the urge to hurt or kill it you grit your teeth and say something like "ohhh it's just soo cute!"

      * e.g.,  ... Meredith had the gritties today when she saw a kitten. She gritted her teeth and said "ooooh i could just crush its skull" 

     [ "Gritty" ]

    1: A state of extreme drunkenness

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: "I heard you had a heavy night last night..." Person 2: "Yeah I had like a whole bottle of vodka. Shit got gritty..." 

     [ "Gritties" ]

    1: Grandma titties

      * e.g.,  ... Grandma got no gritties. 

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