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grass

grass

1 9.9
A person who tells the police about other people's crimes
  • noun
  • /ɡrɑːs/
  • Offensive
: soplón
  • Everyone knows you can't trust a grass in this business.

Whoever tells you someone's a grass, use your grasses, Do you know what I mean?

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Examples

  • The people who actually grass the Grays up, they're firm.

  • Which means your ass is grass pal.

  • 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.

  • You're not gonna grass on us, are you, wee man?

  • Whoever tells you someone's a grass, use your grasses, Do you know what I mean?

  • You're not going to grass on your friends, are you?

  • After he gave the police information, they called him a grass.

Synonyms

supergrass
vsgrass
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who tells police the names of many criminals

is any informer not only those exposing large groups or organized crime

Idioms

snake in the grass
  • Offensive
6 8.1

A person who pretends to be friendly but secretly harms or tricks you

green as grass
  • Informal
1 7.5

A person who does not know much yet about a job or task

Wait too long to act and miss a chance

1 9.9

A very quiet place where even the smallest sounds seem noticeable

Compounds

grass roots
  • Informal
36 3.3

Ordinary people in a community who support or begin change at the local level

5 4.2

A piece of clothing made from long grass worn for Pacific Island dances

wheat-grass
  • Specialized
3 5.1

A green grass grown for health drinks, animal food, and to stop soil erosion

2 3.5

A strong grass from North American prairies that turns bronze in autumn

2 3.0

A tall tropical grass with a strong lemon smell used in cooking and tea

1 6.9

A grass with a sweet smell that grows near water

A grass that grows along the ground and is used for lawns and fields for animals

1 3.4

Grass that grows in meadows and feeds farm animals

1 4.4

A low, tough grass used for lawns that needs little water

An area with grass growing on it

1 7.5

A European grass with long underground roots that spreads quickly and becomes a common weed

1 4.2

A grass with blue-green leaves often used for lawns and fields

switch grass
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A tall North American grass that farmers cut for hay and to prevent soil erosion

1 3.9

Grass that grows tall in wet, rich places

1 3.7

A tough grass with strong roots that grows on sandy shores and stops sand dunes from moving

1 2.5

A grass with stems that spread along the ground and root, often a weed in lawns

1 7.7

A low-growing plant that grows back each year with silvery undersides on its leaves

1 8.7

A tall grass that spreads quickly and often grows as a harmful weed sometimes used for animal feed

1 4.2

A grass with wide flat leaves grown for lawns and for animals to eat

panic grass
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A grass grown for grain or animal feed

rye grass
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A grass often grown for lawns or animal feed

1 9.1

A plant that lives for many years with long leaves like grass and tall stalks of white flowers

1 2.7

A small harmless green or striped snake often found in grass

A low grass that forms a thick green mat for lawns in warm places

1 8.3

A common weed grass that farmers sometimes cut for hay or feed animals

1 6.1

A strong grass grown for hay to feed farm animals

1 6.8

A tall grass with large feathery flower heads grown in gardens

1 6.9

Grass that stays short and survives with little rain on dry open plains

A tall decorative grass with long curved flower heads that people use in gardens

1 5.6

A tall grass with feathery flower heads that grows near rivers and marshes

bunch grass
  • Specialized
1 6.6

Grasses that grow in separate clumps instead of in one continuous area

1 8.2

A grass that grows on plains for animals to eat

grass family
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A family of plants including grasses like wheat and bamboo

1 7.9

A grass with tall stalks and bright green leaves used for lawns and pasture

wire grass
  • Australian
1 8.2

A coarse one-year grass that has long thin flower spikes and often grows as a weed

grass widow
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman whose husband is away for a long time, for example after divorce or separation

1 4.2

A harmless European snake with a yellow collar

star grass
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A wildflower with grasslike leaves and small star-shaped flowers

1 8.3

A plant that grows in bogs with soft white tufts on its stems

rice grass
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A long-lived grass like wild rice that grows in North America and is eaten by animals

bent grass
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A grass with fine leaves used for lawns and golf greens

1 3.1

An animal that eats grass

1 8.1

A small plant grown each year for animal feed and food in dry areas

1 7.9

A grass from the Canary Islands with seeds people use to feed caged birds

A tall grass that lives for many years and grows in wet places like riverbanks and ditches

1 8.8

A common weed with long stems under the ground that spreads quickly through lawns

silver grass
  • Australian
1 8.6

A tall plant with long, shiny silver leaves that grows in fields

1 8.0

A strong plant that spreads quickly and is used for lawns and pastures in warm places

1 7.8

A grasslike plant with small edible parts under the ground that often grows as a weed

1 6.8

A rough grass that grows as a common yard weed with thin flower spikes

1 7.7

A tall grass used to make brooms

1 5.4

A grass used for lawns and animal feed in warm areas

1 8.1

A small plant like clover with a sour taste that people eat as a green

cereal grass
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A grass plant grown for food grains like wheat or rice

1 9.8

A European grass that grows as a weed and has sharp seeds that can injure farm animals that eat it

kikuyu grass
  • Australian
1 6.5

A fast-growing tough grass from East Africa used for lawns, grazing animals and stopping soil erosion

A tall garden grass with feathery flower spikes used for decoration

1 6.0

A grass that grows wild along roads and hedges and is often a weed

1 9.1

A small plant with narrow, grass-like leaves and blue flowers related to irises

rush grass
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A plant with thin tough stems that grows in wet places like marshes

cord grass
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A tall grass that grows in marshes near the sea and helps hold the soil

finger grass
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A common grass that often grows as a weed in fields and lawns

A tall rough grass from Europe and Asia that looks like oats and grows by roads and fields

1 8.4

A grass from Europe that spreads quickly by stems under the ground and is a weed in North America

barnyard grass
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A common wild grass that grows in wet farm fields and that animals sometimes eat

1 7.5

A tough grass used for pasture and lawns in warm dry places

1 5.1

A fine grass used for lawns and for smooth golf greens

1 9.8

A grass that grows in wet places with a sweet smell or taste

1 5.5

A coarse grass like oats that stays green all year on roadsides and meadows

1 2.7

A common European frog that lives on land and in water and is often green or brown

1 9.9

A small fern with thin curly leaves that grow in tight groups

1 8.1

A coarse grass that grows on sandy shores and keeps sand in place

A grass that has curved flower spikes and long stiff hairs under each small flower

How Betraying

snitch
  • Slang
96 7.5
grass
  • Offensive
1 9.9
informant
168 5.6

Surface Forms

grass singular
grasses plural

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.