Meanings
nounDirty Shirley (plural Dirty Shirleys)
plural Dirty Shirleys
- A beverage comprised of ginger ale, vodka, and grenadine.
Origin
So called from being a "dirty" variant of the Shirley Temple.
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APA
Dirty Shirley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dirty%20Shirley
MLA
“Dirty Shirley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dirty%20Shirley. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dirty Shirley,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dirty%20Shirley.
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