Usually means: Essential details of a matter.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word the nitty gritty:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. the nitty gritty: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. the nitty-gritty: Merriam-Webster
  3. the nitty-gritty, the nitty-gritty: Collins English Dictionary
  4. the nitty-gritty: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. The Nitty Gritty (song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. the nitty-gritty: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. the nitty gritty: Urban Dictionary



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