quick-and-dirty


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quick-and-dirt·y

(kwĭk′ən-dûr′tē)
adj.
Cheaply made or done; of inferior quality: a quick-and-dirty construction project; a quick-and-dirty research report.

quick′-and-dirt′y


adj.
1. Informal. slipshod.
n.
2. Slang. greasy spoon.
[1970–75]
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