English

Alternative forms

• quick and dirty

Adjective

quick-and-dirty ‎(comparative quicker-and-dirtier, superlative quickest-and-dirtiest)

1. (idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.

   I can do a quick-and-dirty market analysis in time for the meeting tomorrow.

Synonyms

• slipshod

Translations

Noun

quick-and-dirty ‎(plural quick-and-dirties)

1. (US, slang) An inexpensive, inelegant eatery; a greasy spoon.
2. (idiomatic) A quick, temporary fix, estimate, or the like.

   The car broke down but we managed to do a quick-and-dirty and were back on the road in fifteen minutes.

See also

• rough-and-ready

References

• “quick-and-dirty” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.