Dirt and Wisdom

Dirt

Dirt noun - The loose surface material in which plants naturally grow.

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Wisdom and dirt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wisdom" instead a noun "Dirt".

Nearby Words: dirty, dirtiness, dirtying, dirtily

Wisdom noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.

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Dirt and wisdom are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dirt" instead a noun "Wisdom".

old	old dirt	old wisdom
low	low dirt	low wisdom
common	common dirt	common wisdom
obvious	obvious dirt	obvious wisdom
Other adjectives: real, little, new, random, accumulated.

From the intro to the 45th episode of The Dirt Sheet — "The only reason I allow churches to exist is because I don't want people praying at the Palace of Wisdom."

Source: Memes / WWE
This trope is actually Older Than Dirt, and in the earliest versions of it, it was almost Always Female: women were often seen as possessing some "natural wisdom" lacked by males (the "Witch" stock character in fairy tales is believed to descend from this "wise woman" archetype).

Source: Sage Love Interest

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