Dirty
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Both words in one sentence
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The other which is palm downwards, originating with the Royal Navy, is the British "Naval" salute (this was originally introduced because sailors' and officers' hands were often stained with tar through life aboard ship, and showing a dirty palm was considered to reduce the dignity of the gesture).
Source: Military Salute - For instance, in the episode Dirty Objects (James in a Mess in US), the troublesome trucks pushes James down a hill and crashes him into a tar wagon.
Source: Kick the Son of a Bitch -
O-Tar the jeddak, from Chessmen of Mars, is entirely self-centered, on top of being a Dirty Coward, despite being old enough to have a grown son, A-Kor.
Source: Royal Brat
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Tar and Dirty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dirty/tar
Dirty & Tar. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dirty/tar>.
Tar or Dirty. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dirty/tar.
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