Jeg velger å overse humoren til trådstarter og istedet fortelle at møkk og/eller drit er en forenkling og/eller feil oversettelse av dirt.
Jeg tror nok at dirt bike henviser til tolkning 1b) og 2) under.
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Main Entry: dirt
Pronunciation: \ˈdərt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English drit, from Old Norse; akin to Old English drītan to defecate
Date: 13th century
1 a: excrement b: a filthy or soiling substance (as mud, dust, or grime) c: archaic : something worthless d: a contemptible person <treated me like dirt>
2: loose or packed soil or sand : earth <a mound of dirt> <a dirt road>
3 a: an abject or filthy state : squalor <living in dirt> b: corruption, chicanery <vowed to clean up the dirt in the city government> c: licentiousness of language or theme d: scandalous or malicious gossip <spreading dirt about his ex-wife> e: embarrassing or incriminating information <trying to dig up dirt on her political rivals>
