filth
noun /fɪlθ/
/fɪlθ/
- [uncountable] any very dirty and unpleasant substance
- The floor was covered in grease and filth.
- [uncountable] videos, magazines, websites, etc. that are connected with sex and that are considered very rude and offensive
- How can you watch such filth?
- the filth[plural] (British English, slang) an offensive word for the police
Word OriginOld English fȳlth ‘rotting matter, rottenness’, also ‘corruption, obscenity’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuilte, also to foul.