To talk dirty is to use sexually explicit language, typically to arouse a partner during intimate moments: He likes it when I talk dirty.
The phrase can also describe crude speech more generally, though the sexual sense dominates.
Dirty talk is the noun form: She's good at dirty talk.
1. vulgar — profanity, Vulgar or obscene speech; obscenity (Indecent word or act); swearing (Profane speech or vows); cursing (Using profane language); cussing · expletive · crude · coarse · foul-mouthed · blasphemy · filthy · raunchy · lewd · indecent
2. sexual — seduction, Enticing someone romantically; arousal (Stirring to heightened state); innuendo (Oblique disparaging remark); foreplay (Pre-coital intimacy); tease · whisper · moan · desire · fantasy · bedroom · intimacy · erotic · provocative · sensual
Opposites
sexual explicitness of speechtalk dirty ≠ keep it clean
register and propriety of languagetalk dirty ≠ mind one's language Control inappropriate speech; watch one's mouth
conversational purposetalk dirty ≠ talk shop Discuss professional matters casually
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talk, talks, talked, talking, talker, talkers, talkative, dirty, dirt
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