What does nasty mean?
Definitions for nasty
ˈnæs tinasty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word nasty.
Princeton's WordNet
nasty, awfuladjective
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
"in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
nasty, tightadjective
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
"a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smuttyadjective
characterized by obscenity
"had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
filthy, foul, nastyadjective
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
"as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
GCIDE
Nastyadjective
Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean; spiteful; as, a nasty disposition.
Wiktionary
nastynoun
Something nasty.
nastynoun
Sexual intercourse.
nastyadjective
Dirty, filthy.
nastyadjective
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
nastyadjective
Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellant, offensive.
nastyadjective
Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
nastyadjective
Spiteful, unkind.
nastyadjective
Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.
nastyadjective
Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).
nastyadjective
Formidable, terrific; wicked.
Etymology: Origin unknown.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
NASTYadjective
Etymology: nast, nat, German, wet.
Sir Thomas More, in his answer to Luther, has thrown out the greatest heap of nasty language that perhaps ever was put together. Francis Atterbury.
A nice man, is a man of nasty ideas. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Nasty
Nasty is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third album Control (1986). It was released in April 15, 1986 by A&M Records as the album's second single. It is a funk number built with samples and a quirky timpani melody. The first and last 30 seconds incorporate the emphases from "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" but in a different key. The single peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and remains one of Jackson's signature songs. The line "My first name ain't baby, it's Janet – Miss Jackson if you're nasty" has been used in pop culture in various forms. The song won for Favorite Soul/R&B Single at the 1987 American Music Awards. It ranked number 30 on VH1's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years, number 45 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s, number 79 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Pop Songs, and number six on LA Weekly's Best Pop Songs in Music History by a Female. It has been included in each of Jackson's greatest hits albums: Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995), Number Ones (2009) and Icon: Number Ones (2010).
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nasty
The term "nasty" refers to something that is generally unpleasant, offensive, or distasteful in nature. It can describe actions, behavior, attitudes, words, or objects that are mean, vulgar, or harmful. The word is often used to express strong disapproval or disgust towards something.
Webster Dictionary
Nasty
offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous
Nasty
hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky
Nasty
characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy
Etymology: [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
Wikidata
Nasty
"Nasty" is the second single from Janet Jackson's third studio album, Control. Released in 1986, the single peaked at number three on Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and remains one of Jackson's signature songs. Paula Abdul choreographed the music video and appeared in it as well as one of Jackson's friends. The line "My first name ain't baby, it's Janet, Miss Jackson if you're nasty" became a national catchphrase. The song won for Favorite Soul/R&B Single at the 1987 American Music Awards. It ranked number 30 on VH1's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years, number 45 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s, and number 79 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Pop Songs. "Weird Al" Yankovic included the chorus in his 1986 polka medley "Polka Party!." Britney Spears covered "Nasty", along with "Black Cat" during her ...Baby One More Time Tour.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nasty
nas′ti, adj. dirty: filthy: obscene: disagreeable to the taste or smell: difficult to deal with: ill-natured: nauseous.—adv. Nas′tily.—n. Nas′tiness. [Old form nasky, soft; cf. prov. Swed. snaskig, nasty, Low Ger. nask, nasty.]
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nasty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2075
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nasty' in Adjectives Frequency: #632
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nasty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nasty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of nasty in a Sentence
We were expecting a hurricane to develop and it didnt, its a tale of two storms. If you live on the west side of the storm, you didnt get much. If you live east of the storm, theres a lot of nasty weather there.
I'm against the fact that Japan was bombed, of course, but at the same time, the war kept going in a nasty direction and neither Japan nor the U.S.A. was backing down, a tragic story.
Save your texts; save your nasty comments. I don’t care. I say this because this is my opinion, and in America, still, I know it’s a shock, but you are still innocent until proven guilty. He has not been proven a rapist.
And his wife yelled at him, ‘You’re a nasty horndog’.
We first used in-ear headphones and we played a very nasty sound whenever they urinated outside, we thought this would punish the animals, but they didn't care. Ultimately, a splash of water worked well as a gentle deterrent.
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- مقرفArabic
- menyspreable, brutCatalan, Valencian
- odporný, protivný, ohavný, sprostýCzech
- scheußlich, boshaft, ekelhaftGerman
- malagrablaEsperanto
- sucio, menospreciable, asquerosoSpanish
- méchantFrench
- cattivaItalian
- 不快なJapanese
- phauliusLatin
- desagradávelPortuguese
- neplăcutRomanian
- противныйRussian
- น่ารังเกียจThai
- 討厭Chinese
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