A term of endearment used for the yankee States long unappreciated after the Dirty South earned the same title involving endearment for confederate States.

Briefly, "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Originally from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which has a lot more beautiful neologism definitions like this you might enjoy.

Dirty North

1. A successful DJ duo in West Michigan consisting of Matt "DJ Matt B" Bowman and Jeremy "DJ J-Dubb" Wieber. They can often be found with 104-5 WSNX, DJ Elemnt, DJ Barcode and L-Rae and Mrs. Dubbs.

2. A sexual position involving any of the things that make the Dirty North what it is...a mitten, a game of euchre, a pony keg of any Bell's beer and a robin.