nitty-gritty

Nitty-gritty is slang for the basic facts, key details or most practical aspects.

(noun)

Knowing the date, time and place of a party are an example of the nitty-gritty of planning a party.

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See nitty-gritty in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Slang the actual, basic facts, elements, issues, etc.

Origin: orig. black slang: rhyming euphemism for shitty

See nitty-gritty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Informal
The specific or practical details; the heart of a matter.

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