quick-and-dirty

== English == === Alternative forms === quick and dirty === Etymology === The Oxford English Dictionary shows the first usage of this phrase in 1896 in the Boston Globe to describe a place to eat. The first use meaning "slipshod" was from 1939 in the gun-slinging, American Western fiction paperback, "Bounty Guns" by Luke Short. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === quick-and-dirty (comparative more quick-and-dirty, superlative most quick-and-dirty) (idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time. ==== Synonyms ==== slipshod ==== Translations ==== === Noun === quick-and-dirty (plural quick-and-dirties) (US, slang) An inexpensive, inelegant eatery; a greasy spoon. (idiomatic) A quick, temporary fix, estimate, or the like. === See also === rough-and-ready shake and bake === References === “quick-and-dirty”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.