nitty-gritty
n.
"basic facts," 1961, knitty-gritty, American English, said to have been chiefly used by black jazz musicians, perhaps ultimately from nit and grits "finely ground corn." As an adjective from 1966.
| 词汇 | nitty-gritty |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary nitty-gritty n. "basic facts," 1961, knitty-gritty, American English, said to have been chiefly used by black jazz musicians, perhaps ultimately from nit and grits "finely ground corn." As an adjective from 1966. |
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