grass
- noun
- /ɡrɑːs/
- Offensive
- Everyone knows you can't trust a grass in this business.
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Watch on YouTubeWhoever tells you someone's a grass, use your grasses, Do you know what I mean?
- Whoever tells you someone's a grass, use your grasses, Do you know what I mean?
- Craig's made good friends with Tony so Tony thinks I'm a grass.
- Other than the obvious smear making out, he was a grass.
- But these people with this fucking word keep calling me a grass.
- But I'm I'm not a grass and I I work to the old.
Examples
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The people who actually grass the Grays up, they're firm.
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Which means your ass is grass pal.
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I knew he was a snake in the grass before he even opened his mouth.
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I know Nitro's the grass, not you.
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You're not gonna grass on us, are you, wee man?
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Whoever tells you someone's a grass, use your grasses, Do you know what I mean?
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You're not going to grass on your friends, are you?
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After he gave the police information, they called him a grass.
Synonyms
A person who tells police the names of many criminals
Idioms
- Offensive
A person who pretends to be friendly but secretly harms or tricks you
- Informal
A very quiet place where even the smallest sounds seem noticeable
Compounds
- Informal
Ordinary people in a community who support or begin change at the local level
- Specialized
A green grass grown for health drinks, animal food, and to stop soil erosion
A grass that grows along the ground and is used for lawns and fields for animals
- UK
A European grass with long underground roots that spreads quickly and becomes a common weed
- Specialized
A tall North American grass that farmers cut for hay and to prevent soil erosion
A tough grass with strong roots that grows on sandy shores and stops sand dunes from moving
A low-growing plant that grows back each year with silvery undersides on its leaves
A tall grass that spreads quickly and often grows as a harmful weed sometimes used for animal feed
- US
A plant that lives for many years with long leaves like grass and tall stalks of white flowers
A tall decorative grass with long curved flower heads that people use in gardens
- Specialized
Grasses that grow in separate clumps instead of in one continuous area
- Australian
A coarse one-year grass that has long thin flower spikes and often grows as a weed
- Archaic
A woman whose husband is away for a long time, for example after divorce or separation
- Specialized
A long-lived grass like wild rice that grows in North America and is eaten by animals
A tall grass that lives for many years and grows in wet places like riverbanks and ditches
- UK
A common weed with long stems under the ground that spreads quickly through lawns
- UK
A strong plant that spreads quickly and is used for lawns and pastures in warm places
A grasslike plant with small edible parts under the ground that often grows as a weed
- US
A European grass that grows as a weed and has sharp seeds that can injure farm animals that eat it
- Australian
A fast-growing tough grass from East Africa used for lawns, grazing animals and stopping soil erosion
A small plant with narrow, grass-like leaves and blue flowers related to irises
- Specialized
A tall grass that grows in marshes near the sea and helps hold the soil
A tall rough grass from Europe and Asia that looks like oats and grows by roads and fields
- US
A grass from Europe that spreads quickly by stems under the ground and is a weed in North America
- Specialized
A common wild grass that grows in wet farm fields and that animals sometimes eat
A coarse grass like oats that stays green all year on roadsides and meadows
- UK
A common European frog that lives on land and in water and is often green or brown
A grass that has curved flower spikes and long stiff hairs under each small flower
How Betraying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grass (British slang for a police informer) probably began in criminal speech to name someone who 'tells' on others; a helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone who tells the police about their friends, so a 'grass' is a betrayer.