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Nitty-gritty — Nitty gritty, Nitty Gritty, etc may refer to: Nitty Gritty (1957 1991), Jamaican reggae singer Nitty Gritty (song), a 1963 song recorded by Shirley Ellis Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country music band See also Nitty (disambiguation) This… … Wikipedia
Nitty Gritty — (de son vrai nom Glen Augustus Holness), (1957 à Kingston 24 juin 1991 à Brooklyn, New York aux États Unis) est un chanteur reggae jamaïcain. Nitty Gritty émergea avec les nouveaux rythmes digitaux, aux côtés de Tenor Saw, King Kong et Anthony… … Wikipédia en Français
nitty gritty — If people get down to the nitty gritty, they concentrate on the most important and serious issues … The small dictionary of idiomes
nitty-gritty — [n] heart of the matter basics, bottom line*, chief part, chief thing, core, essential part, focus, fundamentals, gist, important matter, nuts and bolts*, root, the facts*; concepts 442,668,826 … New thesaurus
nitty-gritty — ► NOUN informal ▪ the most important aspects or practical details of a matter. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
nitty-gritty — ☆ nitty gritty [nit′ē grit′ē ] n. [orig. black slang: rhyming euphemism for shitty] Slang the actual, basic facts, elements, issues, etc … English World dictionary
Nitty Gritty — This article is about the singer. For other uses, see Nitty gritty. Nitty Gritty Birth name Glen Augustus Holness Born 1957 Origin Kingston, Jamaica Died 24 June 1991 … Wikipedia
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 — [[t]nɪ̱ti grɪ̱ti[/t]] also nitty gritty N SING: usu the N If people get down to the nitty gritty of a matter, situation, or activity, they discuss the most important, basic parts of it or facts about it. [INFORMAL] The city s newspapers still… … English dictionary
nitty-gritty — noun informal the nitty gritty the basic and practical facts of a subject or activity: get down to the nitty gritty: Let s get down to the nitty gritty and work out the costs, shall we? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
