filth

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English filth, from Old English fȳlþu, from Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu, equivalent to foul +‎ -th (abstract nominal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɪlθ/ Rhymes: -ɪlθ === Noun === filth (usually uncountable, plural filths) Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles. Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution. (derogatory, uncountable) A vile or disgusting person. (US, agriculture, dated) Weeds growing on pasture land. === Noun === the filth (uncountable) (UK, Ireland, derogatory, slang) The police. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====