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Dirk Verbeuren
Dirk Verbeuren, born 1975 in Antwerp, is the Belgian drummer of Megadeth (since 2016, replacing Chris Adler) and formerly of Soilwork (2004-2016); founder of Bent Sea, Scarve drummer, session player, and creator of Toontrack's Library of the Extreme.
Dirkje S. Postma
Dirkje S. Postma, also known as Dirkje Postma, is a Dutch pulmonologist who researched asthma and COPD at the University of Groningen, winning the 2000 Spinoza Prize.
Dirlewanger Brigade
The Dirlewanger Brigade was a Waffen-SS penal unit, formed in 1940 from convicted poachers under Oskar Dirlewanger, that fought partisans in Belarus and helped crush the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
Dirndl
Dirndl: fitted Alpine folk dress of bodice, skirt, blouse, and apron from Bavarian and Austrian maids' workwear, adopted by urban elites around 1900, now festive dress at the Oktoberfest.
Dirofilaria immitis
Dirofilaria immitis, commonly known as the heartworm or dog heartworm, is a mosquito-borne nematode whose adults live in the pulmonary arteries of dogs and other carnivores, causing heartworm disease.
Dirofilariasis
Dirofilariasis, also called human dirofilariasis or heartworm infection in dogs, is a mosquito-borne zoonosis caused by Dirofilaria nematodes, mainly D. immitis, D. repens, and D. tenuis, producing lung coin lesions or subcutaneous nodules treated by surgical excision.
Diroximel fumarate
Diroximel fumarate (Vumerity, BIIB098) is an oral fumarate drug for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, converted to monomethyl fumarate like dimethyl fumarate but with better gastrointestinal tolerability; approved in the US (2019) and EU (2021).
Dirozalkib
Dirozalkib (XZP-3621, Xuan Fei Ning, 地罗阿克) is Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical's oral ALK/ROS1 inhibitor for ALK-positive advanced NSCLC; NMPA-approved August 2025 at 500 mg daily after phase 3 PFS of 29.5 months versus 12.9 with crizotinib.
DIRP domain
DIRP domain (Domain in Rb-related Pathway), SMART SM001135, InterPro IPR033471, Pfam PF06584: a conserved eukaryotic protein domain in LIN-9/Aly family proteins, involved in the Rb-related pathway, development, and binding of RBAP48 and LIN37 in the human MuvB complex.
Dirt (Alice in Chains album)
Dirt is Alice in Chains' second studio album, released September 29, 1992 on Columbia Records, produced by Dave Jerden, known for Rooster, Would?, its bleak addiction themes, and six-track layered guitar sound.
Dirt Devil
Dirt Devil is an American budget vacuum cleaner brand owned by TTI Floor Care North America, best known for its low-priced handheld vacuums, above all the 1984 Hand Vac.
Dirt Rally
DiRT Rally is a 2015 rally simulation by Codemasters, surprise-launched on Steam Early Access and released on PS4/Xbox One in April 2016; known for its density-based surface physics, real WRC stages, and 85 Metacritic score.
Dirtbag left
Dirtbag left, a left-wing political style coined by Amber A'Lee Frost in 2016 around the Chapo Trap House podcast; eschews civility politics with vulgar socialist, anti-capitalist comedy; associated with disaffected Sanders supporters, podcasts, and DSA circles.
Dirty Blonde (album)
DIRTY BLONDE is Bebe Rexha's fourth studio album, released June 12, 2026 on EMPIRE as her first independent release after leaving Warner; a 13-song, 33-minute dance-pop visual album sampling Da Hool and Faithless.
Dirty bomb
A dirty bomb, or radiological dispersal device, combines conventional explosives with radioactive material to scatter contamination; no atomic blast occurs, and none has been used in terrorism.
Dirty Business (TV series)
Dirty Business is a 2026 three-part Channel 4 docudrama by Joseph Bullman, starring David Thewlis and Jason Watkins as real sewage campaigners Ashley Smith and Peter Hammond of WASP, covering the Heather Preen death and England's water company sewage scandal.
Dirty Cash (Money Talks)
"Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" is a 1989 hip-house song by The Adventures of Stevie V, written by Steve Vincent and Mick Walsh with vocals by Melody Washington; it failed on first release, hit UK No. 2 in 1990, and recharted in 2024 via a PAWSA remix.
Dirty Computer
Dirty Computer, Janelle Monáe's 2018 Atlantic R&B album, released with a queer Afrofuturist 'emotion picture' film; Prince-influenced funk-pop, Grammy Album of the Year nominee, guests Brian Wilson and Grimes.
Dirty dairying
Dirty dairying: 2002 Fish and Game campaign against New Zealand dairy farming's waterway pollution, leading to the 2003 Dairying and Clean Streams Accord, 2013 Water Accord, and 2020 stock exclusion regulations.
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing (1987), Emile Ardolino's romance starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, written by Eleanor Bergstein; a $6 million Vestron film that grossed $214.6 million worldwide, topped 1988 video rentals, and joined the National Film Registry in 2024.
Dirty Dancing (2017 film)
Dirty Dancing (2017) is an ABC television film remake of the 1987 movie, directed by Wayne Blair, starring Abigail Breslin and Colt Prattes; it drew 6.6 million viewers but scored 39 on Metacritic and 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)
Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack from the Vestron Motion Picture, the RCA album for the 1987 film, spent 18 weeks at Billboard number one, sold over 32 million copies worldwide, earned Diamond US certification, and produced the Oscar-winning hit "(I've Had) The Time of My Life."
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights is a 2004 romance-dance film directed by Guy Ferland, starring Romola Garai and Diego Luna, set in 1958 Havana on the eve of Castro's revolution; a poorly received prequel to the 1987 Dirty Dancing with a Patrick Swayze cameo.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is AC/DC's third studio album, released in Australia on 20 September 1976, produced by Vanda and Young, withheld from the US until 1981, when it reached No. 3.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is a 1976 hard rock song by AC/DC, title track of their album, sung by Bon Scott, produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, peaking at UK No. 47 in 1980.
Dirty Diana
Dirty Diana: 1987 Michael Jackson hard-rock song from Bad, released as a single April 18, 1988; fifth of five consecutive Hot 100 number-ones, with a Steve Stevens guitar solo and a Joe Pytka video.
Dirty Grandpa
Dirty Grandpa (2016), Dan Mazer comedy starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron: a widowed grandfather tricks his lawyer grandson into a Daytona Beach spring break road trip; grossed about $94 million but scored 10% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Dirty Hari
Dirty Hari (Telugu: డర్టీ హరి) is a 2020 Telugu erotic thriller written and directed by M. S. Raju, starring Shravan Reddy, Ruhani Sharma, and Simrat Kaur; released 18 December 2020 on Friday Movies, certified A, later streaming on aha.
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American police thriller directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood as detective Harry Callahan, who hunts a rooftop sniper named Scorpio.
Dirty Harry (character)
Dirty Harry is the nickname of Inspector Harry Callahan, a fictional San Francisco homicide inspector played by Clint Eastwood in five films between 1971 and 1988.