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What does it mean by "She likes it dirty." ?
The sentence "She likes it dirty" is from American TV "How I met your mother".
One day, Ted, the hero of the story, saw a beautiful lady in a bar and fell in love with her. When he tried to say to Barney, his friend, "See that girl? I'm gonna marry her someday" and actually say to him "Hey Barney, see that girl?", He said "Yeah, you know she likes it dirty."
Although I understand the sentence is a kind of joke, I can't understand the meaning and grammar. This is because I've never seen a sentence like "like" + "noun" + "adjective".
I'd appreciate it if you'd tell me the composition and meaning of the sentence.
7 set 2015 14:35
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"It" means "sex."
The word "dirty" can mean obscene. It can mean sex, thought of as a bad, prohibited, immoral. A "dirty joke" means "a joke about sex." The movie "Dirty Dancing" was about couples dancing in an erotic way.
Some people think some kinds of sex are more "dirty" than others.
8 settembre 2015
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eh i think you are better off watching discovery channel :)
7 settembre 2015
Like+object+adjective is a normal grammatical sequence.
How do you like your coffee?
I like it strong and black.
7 settembre 2015
The 'it' being referenced in this sentence is sex.
7 settembre 2015
'Likes it dirty' is an idiomatic expression, which means... well... something bad anyway. :)
7 settembre 2015
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