Definition of "filth" in English

noun

1. Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.

   • Before we start cooking we need to clean up the filth in this kitchen.

2. Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.

   • He spends all his time watching filth on pornographic websites.

3. (derogatory, uncountable) A vile or disgusting person.

4. (US, agriculture, dated) Weeds growing on pasture land.

   • Grampa remembers when he had to cut filth with a scythe.

noun

1. (UK, Ireland, derogatory, slang) The police.

   • We were in the middle of stashing the money when the filth arrived.