grubby
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- noun
- /ˈɡrʌbi/
- US
:
pequeño pez costero (Cottidae)
- The fisherman caught a small grubby while casting his net along the New England coast.
Examples
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While exploring the tidal pools, we were excited to find a grubby hiding among the rocks.
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In shallow waters, the grubby darted quickly, blending in with the seaweed.
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I also know that having clean clothes when you have few and they are grubby makes a difference in how you feel.
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Scrape the grubby ends together day by day!
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"Grubby's" would be a better name for it.
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Get into your grubbies.
Fiction book (1993) -
They have been able to catch the grubby system and implement a more stringent guideline with regard to content quality.
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This is all about cash, shitloads of cash, Frank, and better than that, Sonja can't get her grubby fucking fingers on this fucking money, you understand?
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Grubby hotel corridor - day (dimly lit). A woman's face backs into shot, her head resting against grimy wallpaper.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Sun reveals that Savile used a 1974 autobiography to 'chillingly' brag about how he snared young girls, and the newspaper refers to him as 'grubby' and 'a pervert.'
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Synonyms
A small sea fish that lives on the sea floor near the coast of New England
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grubby the fish likely takes its name from grub because it is a small bottom fish that looks a bit like a 'grub' or lives in mud. A helpful way to remember is to think of this little fish as 'grubby' in appearance, which is why the name fits.