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Is dried pee considered dirt?
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Dirt is defined as any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth. However, I am not sure if dried pee is considered dirt, because it's not visible and it's barely solid. You can't scrub it off and it's soluble. So is it considered dirt or not? I know this question is weird and sound stupid, but the answer isn't as simple as it might appear.
For example:
He went to the bathroom to pee a while ago, so he took a bath to clean
off the dirt on his private parts.
meaning
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Dirt is defined as any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth. However, I am not sure if dried pee is considered dirt, because it's not visible and it's barely solid. You can't scrub it off and it's soluble. So is it considered dirt or not? I know this question is weird and sound stupid, but the answer isn't as simple as it might appear.
For example:
He went to the bathroom to pee a while ago, so he took a bath to clean
off the dirt on his private parts.
meaning
asked 2 days ago
frbsfokfrbsfok
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add a comment |
Dirt is defined as any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth. However, I am not sure if dried pee is considered dirt, because it's not visible and it's barely solid. You can't scrub it off and it's soluble. So is it considered dirt or not? I know this question is weird and sound stupid, but the answer isn't as simple as it might appear.
For example:
He went to the bathroom to pee a while ago, so he took a bath to clean
off the dirt on his private parts.
meaning
asked 2 days ago
frbsfokfrbsfok
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Dirt is defined as any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth. However, I am not sure if dried pee is considered dirt, because it's not visible and it's barely solid. You can't scrub it off and it's soluble. So is it considered dirt or not? I know this question is weird and sound stupid, but the answer isn't as simple as it might appear.
For example:
He went to the bathroom to pee a while ago, so he took a bath to clean
off the dirt on his private parts.
meaning
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'Dirt' in the sense of bodily contamination, is usually reserved for visible matter including, as you say, soil, excrement, dust, soot, etc. Cambridge gives a general definition:
dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface not clean
and a specifically American one:
earth or a substance like it that has gotten on the surface of
something such as your skin
I would say that most British people would accept the latter meaning, but, if pressed, concede that dried urine is a 'substance that makes a surface (including the skin) not clean'. I would add, although perhaps I am being subjective here, that most people would not feel the need to take a bath after urination. Males who are old enough to use a toilet can generally manage not to get urine all over their private parts.
I wonder if the question is about ritual cleanliness?
answered 2 days ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
That's one of the uses of toilet paper. Do you rush to the bath every time you sneeze, or need to blow your nose when you have a cold?
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Toilet paper sometimes sticks onto your genitals. Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?
– frbsfok
2 days ago
"Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?" Maybe if you are a Muslim, then you might class it as 'najis' which is an Arabic word. (نجس).
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
There’s a difference between bits of toilet paper and urine. I would not consider either one of them to be “dirt”, though I would consider the person with either of these substances on them to be “dirty”, like @JBH says in another comment here.
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
add a comment |
"Dirt" has a range of meanings, from ordinary soil that plants grow in, to "a substance that worsens the appearance of something", to metaphorical meanings.
Surely "dried pee" does worsen the appearance of something, if not by sight then at least by smell. So dried pee could be "dirt".
In the quote given, I find the use of "dirt" to be odd. Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet). If you had said,
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash the dirt out of his sheets
I would understand. However I can't see how the sentence is clearer than
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash his sheets
He went to the bathroom a while ago, so took a bath to clean his privates.
I see no benefit in mentioning "dirt" in the particular example sentences.
answered 2 days ago
James KJames K
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1
James K "Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet)." Exactly.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
4
In my locale, a cloth one had urinated on would be considered "dirty," but the urine itself (dried or not) would never be referred to as "dirt." In the context of the OP's example, "dirt" would always have a soil (rock) component. Even compost wouldn't be referred to as "dirt."
– JBH
2 days ago
1
It always strikes me as slightly odd that Americans use 'dirt' to refer to the (often) brown stuff that makes up the ground in rural parts, that plants grow in. Dirt is nasty stuff that you don't want, whereas a good healthy topsoil is a fine substance, and its smell is appreciated by many.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
1
Well I give a little shake and all is good! Regarding "dirt" meaning "soil", this use has dropped out of everyday British English, but it was certainly current in the past. My Grandmother always referred to the "dirt" in the garden. Perhaps this is a hangover from "nightsoil".
– James K
2 days ago
add a comment |
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'Dirt' in the sense of bodily contamination, is usually reserved for visible matter including, as you say, soil, excrement, dust, soot, etc. Cambridge gives a general definition:
dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface not clean
and a specifically American one:
earth or a substance like it that has gotten on the surface of
something such as your skin
I would say that most British people would accept the latter meaning, but, if pressed, concede that dried urine is a 'substance that makes a surface (including the skin) not clean'. I would add, although perhaps I am being subjective here, that most people would not feel the need to take a bath after urination. Males who are old enough to use a toilet can generally manage not to get urine all over their private parts.
I wonder if the question is about ritual cleanliness?
answered 2 days ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
18.5k12341
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
That's one of the uses of toilet paper. Do you rush to the bath every time you sneeze, or need to blow your nose when you have a cold?
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Toilet paper sometimes sticks onto your genitals. Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?
– frbsfok
2 days ago
"Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?" Maybe if you are a Muslim, then you might class it as 'najis' which is an Arabic word. (نجس).
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
There’s a difference between bits of toilet paper and urine. I would not consider either one of them to be “dirt”, though I would consider the person with either of these substances on them to be “dirty”, like @JBH says in another comment here.
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
add a comment |
'Dirt' in the sense of bodily contamination, is usually reserved for visible matter including, as you say, soil, excrement, dust, soot, etc. Cambridge gives a general definition:
dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface not clean
and a specifically American one:
earth or a substance like it that has gotten on the surface of
something such as your skin
I would say that most British people would accept the latter meaning, but, if pressed, concede that dried urine is a 'substance that makes a surface (including the skin) not clean'. I would add, although perhaps I am being subjective here, that most people would not feel the need to take a bath after urination. Males who are old enough to use a toilet can generally manage not to get urine all over their private parts.
I wonder if the question is about ritual cleanliness?
answered 2 days ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
18.5k12341
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
That's one of the uses of toilet paper. Do you rush to the bath every time you sneeze, or need to blow your nose when you have a cold?
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Toilet paper sometimes sticks onto your genitals. Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?
– frbsfok
2 days ago
"Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?" Maybe if you are a Muslim, then you might class it as 'najis' which is an Arabic word. (نجس).
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
There’s a difference between bits of toilet paper and urine. I would not consider either one of them to be “dirt”, though I would consider the person with either of these substances on them to be “dirty”, like @JBH says in another comment here.
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
add a comment |
'Dirt' in the sense of bodily contamination, is usually reserved for visible matter including, as you say, soil, excrement, dust, soot, etc. Cambridge gives a general definition:
dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface not clean
and a specifically American one:
earth or a substance like it that has gotten on the surface of
something such as your skin
I would say that most British people would accept the latter meaning, but, if pressed, concede that dried urine is a 'substance that makes a surface (including the skin) not clean'. I would add, although perhaps I am being subjective here, that most people would not feel the need to take a bath after urination. Males who are old enough to use a toilet can generally manage not to get urine all over their private parts.
I wonder if the question is about ritual cleanliness?
answered 2 days ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
18.5k12341
'Dirt' in the sense of bodily contamination, is usually reserved for visible matter including, as you say, soil, excrement, dust, soot, etc. Cambridge gives a general definition:
dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface not clean
and a specifically American one:
earth or a substance like it that has gotten on the surface of
something such as your skin
I would say that most British people would accept the latter meaning, but, if pressed, concede that dried urine is a 'substance that makes a surface (including the skin) not clean'. I would add, although perhaps I am being subjective here, that most people would not feel the need to take a bath after urination. Males who are old enough to use a toilet can generally manage not to get urine all over their private parts.
I wonder if the question is about ritual cleanliness?
answered 2 days ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
18.5k12341
answered 2 days ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
18.5k12341
answered 2 days ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
18.5k12341
answered 2 days ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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18.5k12341
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
That's one of the uses of toilet paper. Do you rush to the bath every time you sneeze, or need to blow your nose when you have a cold?
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Toilet paper sometimes sticks onto your genitals. Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?
– frbsfok
2 days ago
"Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?" Maybe if you are a Muslim, then you might class it as 'najis' which is an Arabic word. (نجس).
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
There’s a difference between bits of toilet paper and urine. I would not consider either one of them to be “dirt”, though I would consider the person with either of these substances on them to be “dirty”, like @JBH says in another comment here.
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
add a comment |
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
That's one of the uses of toilet paper. Do you rush to the bath every time you sneeze, or need to blow your nose when you have a cold?
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Toilet paper sometimes sticks onto your genitals. Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?
– frbsfok
2 days ago
"Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?" Maybe if you are a Muslim, then you might class it as 'najis' which is an Arabic word. (نجس).
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
There’s a difference between bits of toilet paper and urine. I would not consider either one of them to be “dirt”, though I would consider the person with either of these substances on them to be “dirty”, like @JBH says in another comment here.
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
That's one of the uses of toilet paper. Do you rush to the bath every time you sneeze, or need to blow your nose when you have a cold?
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
That's one of the uses of toilet paper. Do you rush to the bath every time you sneeze, or need to blow your nose when you have a cold?
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Toilet paper sometimes sticks onto your genitals. Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?
– frbsfok
2 days ago
Toilet paper sometimes sticks onto your genitals. Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?
– frbsfok
2 days ago
"Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?" Maybe if you are a Muslim, then you might class it as 'najis' which is an Arabic word. (نجس).
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
"Anyway, is there a general class dried pee falls under?" Maybe if you are a Muslim, then you might class it as 'najis' which is an Arabic word. (نجس).
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
There’s a difference between bits of toilet paper and urine. I would not consider either one of them to be “dirt”, though I would consider the person with either of these substances on them to be “dirty”, like @JBH says in another comment here.
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
There’s a difference between bits of toilet paper and urine. I would not consider either one of them to be “dirt”, though I would consider the person with either of these substances on them to be “dirty”, like @JBH says in another comment here.
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
add a comment |
"Dirt" has a range of meanings, from ordinary soil that plants grow in, to "a substance that worsens the appearance of something", to metaphorical meanings.
Surely "dried pee" does worsen the appearance of something, if not by sight then at least by smell. So dried pee could be "dirt".
In the quote given, I find the use of "dirt" to be odd. Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet). If you had said,
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash the dirt out of his sheets
I would understand. However I can't see how the sentence is clearer than
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash his sheets
He went to the bathroom a while ago, so took a bath to clean his privates.
I see no benefit in mentioning "dirt" in the particular example sentences.
answered 2 days ago
James KJames K
40k142100
1
James K "Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet)." Exactly.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
4
In my locale, a cloth one had urinated on would be considered "dirty," but the urine itself (dried or not) would never be referred to as "dirt." In the context of the OP's example, "dirt" would always have a soil (rock) component. Even compost wouldn't be referred to as "dirt."
– JBH
2 days ago
1
It always strikes me as slightly odd that Americans use 'dirt' to refer to the (often) brown stuff that makes up the ground in rural parts, that plants grow in. Dirt is nasty stuff that you don't want, whereas a good healthy topsoil is a fine substance, and its smell is appreciated by many.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
1
Well I give a little shake and all is good! Regarding "dirt" meaning "soil", this use has dropped out of everyday British English, but it was certainly current in the past. My Grandmother always referred to the "dirt" in the garden. Perhaps this is a hangover from "nightsoil".
– James K
2 days ago
add a comment |
"Dirt" has a range of meanings, from ordinary soil that plants grow in, to "a substance that worsens the appearance of something", to metaphorical meanings.
Surely "dried pee" does worsen the appearance of something, if not by sight then at least by smell. So dried pee could be "dirt".
In the quote given, I find the use of "dirt" to be odd. Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet). If you had said,
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash the dirt out of his sheets
I would understand. However I can't see how the sentence is clearer than
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash his sheets
He went to the bathroom a while ago, so took a bath to clean his privates.
I see no benefit in mentioning "dirt" in the particular example sentences.
answered 2 days ago
James KJames K
40k142100
1
James K "Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet)." Exactly.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
4
In my locale, a cloth one had urinated on would be considered "dirty," but the urine itself (dried or not) would never be referred to as "dirt." In the context of the OP's example, "dirt" would always have a soil (rock) component. Even compost wouldn't be referred to as "dirt."
– JBH
2 days ago
1
It always strikes me as slightly odd that Americans use 'dirt' to refer to the (often) brown stuff that makes up the ground in rural parts, that plants grow in. Dirt is nasty stuff that you don't want, whereas a good healthy topsoil is a fine substance, and its smell is appreciated by many.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
1
Well I give a little shake and all is good! Regarding "dirt" meaning "soil", this use has dropped out of everyday British English, but it was certainly current in the past. My Grandmother always referred to the "dirt" in the garden. Perhaps this is a hangover from "nightsoil".
– James K
2 days ago
add a comment |
"Dirt" has a range of meanings, from ordinary soil that plants grow in, to "a substance that worsens the appearance of something", to metaphorical meanings.
Surely "dried pee" does worsen the appearance of something, if not by sight then at least by smell. So dried pee could be "dirt".
In the quote given, I find the use of "dirt" to be odd. Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet). If you had said,
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash the dirt out of his sheets
I would understand. However I can't see how the sentence is clearer than
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash his sheets
He went to the bathroom a while ago, so took a bath to clean his privates.
I see no benefit in mentioning "dirt" in the particular example sentences.
answered 2 days ago
James KJames K
40k142100
"Dirt" has a range of meanings, from ordinary soil that plants grow in, to "a substance that worsens the appearance of something", to metaphorical meanings.
Surely "dried pee" does worsen the appearance of something, if not by sight then at least by smell. So dried pee could be "dirt".
In the quote given, I find the use of "dirt" to be odd. Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet). If you had said,
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash the dirt out of his sheets
I would understand. However I can't see how the sentence is clearer than
The boy wet his bed, so had to wash his sheets
He went to the bathroom a while ago, so took a bath to clean his privates.
I see no benefit in mentioning "dirt" in the particular example sentences.
answered 2 days ago
James KJames K
40k142100
answered 2 days ago
James KJames K
40k142100
answered 2 days ago
James KJames K
40k142100
answered 2 days ago
James KJames K
40k142100
40k142100
1
James K "Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet)." Exactly.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
4
In my locale, a cloth one had urinated on would be considered "dirty," but the urine itself (dried or not) would never be referred to as "dirt." In the context of the OP's example, "dirt" would always have a soil (rock) component. Even compost wouldn't be referred to as "dirt."
– JBH
2 days ago
1
It always strikes me as slightly odd that Americans use 'dirt' to refer to the (often) brown stuff that makes up the ground in rural parts, that plants grow in. Dirt is nasty stuff that you don't want, whereas a good healthy topsoil is a fine substance, and its smell is appreciated by many.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
1
Well I give a little shake and all is good! Regarding "dirt" meaning "soil", this use has dropped out of everyday British English, but it was certainly current in the past. My Grandmother always referred to the "dirt" in the garden. Perhaps this is a hangover from "nightsoil".
– James K
2 days ago
add a comment |
1
James K "Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet)." Exactly.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
4
In my locale, a cloth one had urinated on would be considered "dirty," but the urine itself (dried or not) would never be referred to as "dirt." In the context of the OP's example, "dirt" would always have a soil (rock) component. Even compost wouldn't be referred to as "dirt."
– JBH
2 days ago
1
It always strikes me as slightly odd that Americans use 'dirt' to refer to the (often) brown stuff that makes up the ground in rural parts, that plants grow in. Dirt is nasty stuff that you don't want, whereas a good healthy topsoil is a fine substance, and its smell is appreciated by many.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
1
Well I give a little shake and all is good! Regarding "dirt" meaning "soil", this use has dropped out of everyday British English, but it was certainly current in the past. My Grandmother always referred to the "dirt" in the garden. Perhaps this is a hangover from "nightsoil".
– James K
2 days ago
1
1
James K "Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet)." Exactly.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
James K "Normally going to the bathroom, you don't get pee on your private parts (it comes out but goes into the toilet)." Exactly.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
4
4
In my locale, a cloth one had urinated on would be considered "dirty," but the urine itself (dried or not) would never be referred to as "dirt." In the context of the OP's example, "dirt" would always have a soil (rock) component. Even compost wouldn't be referred to as "dirt."
– JBH
2 days ago
In my locale, a cloth one had urinated on would be considered "dirty," but the urine itself (dried or not) would never be referred to as "dirt." In the context of the OP's example, "dirt" would always have a soil (rock) component. Even compost wouldn't be referred to as "dirt."
– JBH
2 days ago
1
1
It always strikes me as slightly odd that Americans use 'dirt' to refer to the (often) brown stuff that makes up the ground in rural parts, that plants grow in. Dirt is nasty stuff that you don't want, whereas a good healthy topsoil is a fine substance, and its smell is appreciated by many.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
It always strikes me as slightly odd that Americans use 'dirt' to refer to the (often) brown stuff that makes up the ground in rural parts, that plants grow in. Dirt is nasty stuff that you don't want, whereas a good healthy topsoil is a fine substance, and its smell is appreciated by many.
– Michael Harvey
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
Not all over, but at the tip of your private parts.
– frbsfok
2 days ago
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Well I give a little shake and all is good! Regarding "dirt" meaning "soil", this use has dropped out of everyday British English, but it was certainly current in the past. My Grandmother always referred to the "dirt" in the garden. Perhaps this is a hangover from "nightsoil".
– James K
2 days ago
Well I give a little shake and all is good! Regarding "dirt" meaning "soil", this use has dropped out of everyday British English, but it was certainly current in the past. My Grandmother always referred to the "dirt" in the garden. Perhaps this is a hangover from "nightsoil".
– James K
2 days ago
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