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• nitty-gritty — ► NOUN informal ▪ the most important aspects or practical details of a matter. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• nitty-gritty — /nit ee grit ee/, Slang. n. 1. the essential substance or details of a matter; basics; crux: Let s skip the chitchat and get down to the nitty gritty. adj. 2. fundamental, detailed, or probing: nitty gritty questions. 3. direct and practical:… …   Universalium

• nitty-gritty — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1956 what is essential and basic ; specific practical details < get down to the nitty gritty of the problem > • nitty gritty adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nitty-gritty —    When people get down to the nitty gritty, they begin to discuss the most important points or the practical details.     I was interested in the project, but we didn t get down to the nitty gritty until his partner arrived …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• nitty-gritty — noun The essence or core of something; the details. He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty gritty of the problem. Syn: brass tacks, details, low level, nuts and bolts …   Wiktionary

• nitty-gritty — nit′ty grit′ty n. pl. grit•ties cvb the essential substance or details of a matter; crux: Let s get down to the nitty gritty; the nitty gritties of the negotiations[/ex] • Etymology: 1955–60, amer.; rhyming compound of uncert. orig …   From formal English to slang

• nitty-gritty — noun (the nitty gritty) informal the most important aspects or practical details of a matter. Origin 1960s: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• nitty-gritty, the —  The essentials, fundamentals, details, of a plan, project, matter, etc., as distinct from broad outlines …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• nitty-gritty — n. sl. the realities or practical details of a matter. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert …   Useful english dictionary

• the nitty-gritty — informal : the most important and basic facts or details about something He deals with the nitty gritty of running the department. We finally got down to the nitty gritty of the problem. Let s get down to the nitty gritty and find out what… …   Useful english dictionary

• the nitty-gritty — n the essentials, small details. This now common phrase was adopted in Britain from American speech in the second half of the 1960s. The expression origi nated in black slang, in which nitty gritty referred to the scalp in the context of grooming …   Contemporary slang