Dictionary: GR – GRAZ

• GRAB
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a chance
n. 2. 1934 Amer. dial. – a small general store, often a company store  
n. 3. 1946 Amer. dial. – among railroaders: a commissary car  
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – a stingy, selfish, or greedy person  
vb. 1. a1915 sl., orig. US – to please, to delight   
vb. 2. 1954 Amer. dial. – to fish with one’s hands; to fish by hand for  
 
• GRAB A HANDFUL OF
vb. 1. 1910s US sl. – to steal a ride
vb. 2. 1910s US sl. – to take, to steal, to secure for oneself
 
• GRABALICIOUS
adj. 1970s W. Indies Rasta & Black British sl. – greedy, grabby, covetous
 
• GRAB-ALL
n. 1. L19 sl. – a bag to carry odds and ends
n. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. – a stingy, selfish, or greedy person  
 
• GRAB AN ARMFUL OF
vb. 1. 1910s US sl. – to steal a ride
vb. 2. 1910s US sl. – to take, to steal, to secure for oneself
 
• GRAB AN ARMFUL OF BOXCARS
vb. 1918 US sl. – to steal a ride on a freight train
 
• GRAB-AND-GALLOP LUNCH-COUNTER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a diner, a lunch counter  
 
• GRAB-ASS
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – a stingy, selfish, or greedy person  
 
• GRAB BAG
n. 2003 UK sl. – a person who has had many sexual partners and is likely therefore to be a source of sexually transmitted disease
 
• GRAB BALDHEADED
vb. 1918 US sl. – to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze  
 
• GRABBER
n. 1. 1931 Amer. dial. – a railroad conductor  
n. 2. 1942 Amer. sl. – a hand  
n. 3. 1942 Amer. sl. – a stingy, selfish, or greedy person
n. 4. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who doesn’t pay his bills  
n. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. – a big round rock  
 
• GRABBLE
vb. 1. c1770 Amer. dial. – to dig, esp. with the hands; to dig up potatoes, or rarely peanuts so as to leave the plant intact  
vb. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – to fish with one’s hands; to fish by hand for  
 
• GRABBY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – avaricious, greedy  
 
• GRABENHEIMER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a stingy, selfish, or greedy person  
 
• GRAB-GUTTED
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. – greedy, selfish  
 
• GRABHOOK
n. 1946 Amer. dial. – a hand  
 
• GRABILICIOUS
adj. 1970s W. Indies Rasta & Black British sl. – greedy, grabby, covetous
 
• GRAB IN
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – get busy!
vb. 1904 Amer. dial. – to get busy  
 
• GRAB-IT-AND-GROWL
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a diner, a lunch counter  
phr. 1966 Amer. dial. – (as ‘grab it and growl’) said when you’re having company for a meal, and you want them to take their places at the table  
 
• GRAB ONTO
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to appropriate, to latch onto  
 
• GRAB ROOM
n. M20 US sl. – a women’s restroom
 
• GRABS
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – paws  
 
• GRAB THE APPLE
vb. 1941 Amer. dial. – to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding  
 
• GRAB THE NUBBIN
vb. 1937 Amer. dial. – to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding  
 
• GRAB THE POST
vb. 1944 Amer. dial. – to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding  
 
• GRACIAS!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – thank you  
 
• GRACILENT
adj. 1727 obs. – slender, thin, lean
 
• GRACILIOUS
adj. 1688 obs. rare – slender, thin, lean
 
• GRACIOSITY
n. 1477 rare, chiefly humorous usage – a being gracious, a gracious act, graciousness
 
• GRACIOUS
adj. 1940 Amer. dial. – very large, great  
 
• GRACIOUS HEAVEN!
int. 1801 – expresses surprise, horror, etc.  
 
• GRADE
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – of a domestic animal, as a dog: not purebred; hence, of uncertain or low quality  
 
• GRADE A CREAM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent  
 
• GRADE DOOR
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a cellar door  
 
• GRADE ENTRY
n. 1984 Amer. dial. – a cellar door  
 
• GRADE GRABBER
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a diligent student
 
• GRADE-HOUND
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a diligent student  
 
• GRADJATE
vb. 1891 Amer. dial. – to graduate  
 
• GRADUATED FROM A PIGPEN
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish  
 
• GRAFF
vb. 1922 Amer. dial. – to grasp  
 
• GRAFT
n. 1. 1853 – hard work .
n. 2. 1865 sl., orig. US – dishonest or corrupt activity; practices, esp. bribery, used to secure illicit political advantage
vb. 1. 1859 sl. – to work hard  
vb. 2. 1859 sl., orig. US – to act dishonestly or corruptly
 
• GRAFTER
n. 1. 1866 US sl. – a small-time criminal, such as a pickpocket or thief
n. 2. 1896 sl., orig. US – a dishonest or corrupt person; a politician, official, etc. who uses his or her position in order to obtain dishonest gain or advantage  
n. 3. 1900 sl. – a hard worker  
 
• GRAFT WIDOW
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a divorced woman  
 
• GRAFTY
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. – stingy, miserly  
 
• GRAIN
n. 1. 1884 Amer. dial.  – a whit, a bit  
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – a very small amount  
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. – beans  
n. 4. 1970 Amer. dial. – courage, ‘grit’  
vb. 1845 Amer. dial. – to scrape, to abrade  
 
• GRAIOMANIA
n. 1855 – a passion for things Greek  
 
• GRAIP
n. 1930 Amer. dial. arch. – a trident pitchfork  
 
• GRALLOCH
vb. 1897 Amer. dial. – to gut a deer  
 
• GRAMAPHONE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a telephone  
 
• GRAME
adj. 1. c1000 obs. – angry, vexed, furious; of heat: fierce
adj. 2. c1000 obs. – grieved, sorrowful
n. 1. c1000 obs. – anger, wrath, ire
n. 2. c1000 obs. exc. arch. – grief, sorrow; harm  
vb. c1320 obs. – to be vexed or displeased; to fret; to anger, grieve, vex, annoy
 
• GRAMMA
n. 1922 Amer. dial. – grandmother  
 
• GRAMMATICALS
n. 1691 obs. exc. Sc. – the subjects taught in a grammar-school; grammar  
 
• GRAMMATICASTER
n. 1601 contemptuous usage – a petty or inferior grammarian; a pretender to the knowledge of grammar; one who insists upon the minutest grammatic niceties
 
• GRAMMY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – grandmother
 
• GRAMP
n. 1. 1898 sl. – a grandfather
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an old man  
 
• GRAMPA
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a small frog that sings or chirps loudly in spring  
 
• GRAMPAP
n. 1919 Amer. dial. – grandfather  
 
• GRAMPEL
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a snow pellet, somewhat like hail  
 
• GRAMPS
n. 1898 sl. – a grandfather
 
• GRAMPY
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – grandfather
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an old man  
 
• GRAMY
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. – to vex, to anger, to bother  
 
• GRAN
n. 1863 sl. – a grandmother
 
• GRAND
adj. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – excellent  
n. 1. 1915 sl., orig. US – £1000 or $1000  
n. 2. 1922 Amer. dial. – a grandchild  
 
• GRANDACIOUS
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – fine, very grand
 
• GRANDAD
n. 1819 sl. – a grandfather
 
• GRANDADDY
n. 1769 sl. – a grandfather
 
• GRANDBOY
n. 1933 Amer. dial. – a grandson  
 
• GRAND-DAD
n. 1. 1819 sl. – a grandfather
n. 2. 1954 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. – a large frog such as a bullfrog  
 
• GRAND-DADDY
n. 1. 1769 sl. – a grandfather
n. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. – a large frog such as a bullfrog  
n. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. – the praying mantis  
 
• GRANDDADDY GRAYBEARD
n. 1872 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• GRANDDADDY LONGLEGS
n. 1872 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• GRANDDADDY SPIDER
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• GRANDDADDY’S WHISKERS
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a dandelion  
 
• GRANDEVAL
adj. 1650 rare – of a great age, old, ancient
 
• GRANDEVOUS
adj. 1682 obs. rare – of great age; aged, old, long-lived
 
• GRANDFATHER
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• GRANDFATHER FROG
n. 1940 Amer. dial. – a large frog such as a bullfrog  
 
• GRANDFATHER GRAYBEARD
n. 1. 1872 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a very large mosquito  
 
• GRANDFATHER LONGLEGS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• GRANDFATHER SPIDER
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• GRANDFOLKS
n. 1890 Amer. dial. – grandparents  
 
• GRAND GOOD
adj. 1904 Amer. dial. – very good  
 
• GRANDIED UP
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – dressed sloppily  
 
• GRANDIFEROUS
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – grand, splendid, glorious
 
• GRANDIFIC
adj. 1727 obs. rare – making great; doing great things
 
• GRANDIFICENT
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – grand and magnificent
 
• GRANDILIOUS
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – splendid, fine, grand
 
• GRANDISONANT
adj. 1684 rare – stately-sounding
 
• GRANDMA
n. 1. 1867 sl. – a grandmother  
n. 2. 1915 Amer. dial. – an old woman; esp. used as a form of address  
n. 3. 1940 Amer. dial., derogatory – a weak, timid, or cowardly man
n. 4. 1940 Amer. dial. – a cowboy’s term for the horn of a saddle  
n. 5. 1958 US trucking usage – the low gear on a truck  
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. – to steal timber
 
• GRANDMA’AM
n. 1907 Amer. dial. – grandmother  
 
• GRANDMA IS HERE
n. 1948 Amer. dial. – menstruation  
 
• GRANDMAMMA IS HERE
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. – menstruation  
 
• GRANDMAMMA’S BONNET
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a sunbonnet  
 
• GRANDMAMMY
n. 1922 Amer. dial. – grandmother  
 
• GRANDMA’S HERE FROM RED CREEK
phr. 1948 Amer. dial. – refers to a woman’s menstruation  
 
• GRANDMA’S PEEPERS
n. 20C sl. – in dominoes; 1-1
 
• GRANDMOMMA
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – grandmother  
 
• GRANDMOTHER
n. 1. 1940 Amer. dial., derogatory – a weak, timid, or cowardly man
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – a man who is too particular or fussy  
 
• GRANDMOTHER’S CURL
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture  
 
• GRANDMOTHER’S DARNING NEEDLE
n. 1969 Amer. dial. –  a praying mantis  
 
• GRANDMOTHER TROUBLES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – menstruation  
 
• GRANDO
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate  
 
• GRANDPA
n. 1. 1862 sl. – a grandfather
n. 2. 1931 Amer. dial. – on the railroad, and in logging: the general superintendent  
n. 3. 1965 Amer. dial. – an old man; also used as a term of address  
n. 4. 1977 Amer. dial. euphemism – a bull  
 
• GRANDPA LONGLEGS
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• GRANDPAN
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – grandfather  
 
• GRANDPAPPA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an old man  
 
• GRANDPAPPY
n. 1. 1919 sl. – a grandfather
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an old man  
 
• THE GRAND PASSION
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – love
 
• GRAND-PAUNCH
n. 1. 1601 obs. – a greedy fellow; a glutton, a gourmand
n. 2. 1606 obs. – a large abdomen
 
• GRANDPAW
n. 1960 Amer. dial. – grandfather  
 
• GRANDPOP
n. 1. 1890 sl. – a grandfather
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an old man  
 
• GRANDPOPS
n. 1920s sl. – one’s grandfather  
 
• GRAND RASCAL
n. 1. 1929 Amer. dial. – a scoundrel; a cheat, a confidence man  
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a mischievous or misbehaving child  
 
• GRANDSIRE
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• GRANDY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – grandfather  
 
• GRANGER
n. 1877 Amer. dial. – a farmer  
 
• GRANITE ORCHARD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a cemetery  
 
• GRANKY
adj. 1. B1900 Eng. dial. – complaining, grumbling, ill-tempered  
adj. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – sickly and complaining; slightly unwell; cranky
adj. 3. B1900 Eng. dial. – despondent
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – grandfather  
 
• GRANMA
n. 1902 Amer. dial. – an old woman; esp. used as a form of address  
 
• GRANMAMMA
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – grandmother  
 
• GRANNIES
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – a mild oath  
n. 1. 1908 Amer. dial.- menstruation  
n. 2. 20C NZ colloq. – Granny Smith apples
 
• GRANNY
int. 1908 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, annoyance, etc.  
n. 1. 1663 sl. – a grandmother
n. 2. 1794 Amer. dial. – a midwife  
n. 3. 1842 Amer. dial. – a fussy, finicky old person of either sex  
n. 4. 1899 Amer. dial. – an old woman; also used as a term of address  
n. 5. 1923 Amer. dial. – a senile man or woman  
n. 6. 1966 Amer. dial. – a grandfather  
n. 7. 1968 Amer. dial. – an unpopped kernel of popcorn  
n. 8. 1975 Amer. dial. – a mistake, an error  
vb. 1897 Amer. dial. – to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal 
 
• GRANNY BAR
n. 1919 Amer. dial. – a crowbar  
 
• GRANNY BONNET
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a sunbonnet  
 
• GRANNY CHILLS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – menstruation  
 
• GRANNY DOCTOR
n. 1917 Amer. dial. – a midwife; an obstetrician  
 
• GRANNY FROLIC
n. 1984 Amer. dial. – a party of adult womenfolk to celebrate the birth of a grandchild  
 
• GRANNY GRIEF!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – a mild oath  
 
• GRANNY GRUNT
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. – a mythical character to whom most questions may be referred  
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – a fussy or querulous person  
 
• GRANNY GRUNTS
n. 1908 Amer. dial. – menstruation  
 
• GRANNY HOLE
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. – a glory hole; a storage place, esp. one where odds and ends are cached  
n. 2. 1984 Amer. dial. – the first gear of a truck or tractor  
 
• GRANNY KNOT
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a woman’s hair piled up on her head in a bunch  
 
• GRANNY-NIPPER
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – an extra-big mosquito
 
• GRANNY RAG
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a head scarf  
 
• GRANNY RAGS
n. 1957 Amer. dial. – homemade sanitary napkins  
 
• GRANNY SAKES!
int. 1952 Amer. dial. – a mild oath  
 
• GRANNYS ALIVE!
int. 1952 Amer. dial. – a mild oath  
 
• GRANNY’S COMING
n. 1978 Amer. dial. – menstruation
 
• GRANNY SCRAPE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – childbirth  
 
• GRANNYS’ VISITING
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. – menstruation  
 
• GRANNY THREADS
n. 1900 Amer. dial. – a buttercup  
 
• GRANNY TOOL
n. 1919 Amer. dial. – a crowbar  
 
• GRANNY TROUBLE
n. 1974 Amer. dial. – childbirth  
 
• GRANNY-WIFE
vb. 1960 Amer. dial. – to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal  
 
• GRANNY WOMAN
n. 1924 Amer. dial. – a midwife  
 
• GRANPAPPA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an old man  
 
• GRANPAPPY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an old man
 
• GRANTHER
n. 1828 Amer. dial. – a grandfather  
 
• GRANTHER LONGLEGS
n. 1903 Amer. dial. – a daddy longlegs  
 
• G RAP
n. 1. 1937 US sl. – a charge made by federal officers  
n. 2. 1992 US sl. – a rap music genre characterized by explicit sex and violence which, it is claimed, reflects Black urban existence  
 
• GRAPE PICKER
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – one who curries favour  
 
• GRAPE STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – California  
 
• GRAPE TWIST
n. 1927 Amer. dial. – a kink or snarl in one’s hair  
 
• GRAPE UP (TO)
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to curry favour with  
 
• GRAPEVINE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – rumour  
 
• THE GRAPEVINE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. –  a branch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service  
 
• GRAPHOMANIA
n. 1840 – a mania for writing
 
• GRAPPLE
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to fish with one’s hands; to fish by hand for  
 
• GRAPPLER
n. E17 sl. rare – a hand
 
• GRASP-ALL
n. 1802 nonce word – one who clutches at everything; a greedy person  
 
• GRASP AT STRAWS
vb. 1751 – to resort in desperation to any utterly inadequate expedient, like a person drowning
 
• GRASPIOUS
adj. 1984 Amer. dial. – stingy; grasping  
 
• GRASP THE NETTLE
vb. 20C Aust. – to undertake or tackle an unpleasant task 
 
• GRASS
n. 1. 1778 Amer. dial. – the spring of the year  
n. 2. 1848 Amer. dial. – asparagus  
n. 3. 1932 sl., orig. Brit. – one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer  
n. 4. 1938 sl., orig. US – marijuana  
n. 5. 1939 Brit. sl. – a police officer
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – seaweed  
vb. 1. 1889 Amer. dial. – to throw to the ground; to bring down, to defeat, to kill  
vb. 2. 1936 sl., orig. Brit. – to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate  
vb. 3. 1945 Amer. dial. – to have sexual intercourse with; to copulate, esp. outdoors  
 
• GRASS ABOUT THE BOWS
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a beard, whiskers  
 
• GRASS-BELLIED
adj. 1898 Amer. dial. – well-supplied, flush with money  
 
• GRASS BLOOM
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the healthy sleekness of an animal’s coat due to its having eaten plenty of grass  
 
• GRASS-CAT
n. 1892 – a hare
 
• GRASSER
n. 1950 Brit. sl. – one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer  
 
• GRASSHOPPER
n. 1893 Brit. sl. – a police officer
 
• GRASSNUT
n. 1976 Amer. dial. – the peanut  
 
• GRASSOLINE
n. 1914 Amer. dial. – dried animal dung used as fuel  
 
• GRASS RAIN
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a light rain that doesn’t last  
 
• GRASS RELATION
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – a person related to another as a result of divorce and remarriage  
 
• GRASS SHOWER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a sudden, very heavy rain  
 
• GRASS WIDOW
n. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. – an unmarried mother  
n. 2. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – a divorced woman
 
• GRASS WIDOWER
n. 1862 Amer. dial. – a man who, for any reason, is living apart from his wife  
 
• GRATON
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – crackling; a crisp piece of skin or other tissue remaining after fat (usually of a pig) has been rendered, used as food or in making soap  
 
• GRATULATE
vb. 1. 1567 arch. – to greet joyously
vb. 2. 1584 – to congratulate
 
• GRAUNCH
vb. 1. 19C NZ – to crush or destroy
vb. 2. 20C S. Afr. – to kiss and cuddle someone passionately
 
• GRAUNCHER
n. 1. 20C NZ – a person who crushes or destroys
n. 2. 20C NZ – an incompetent mechanic
 
• GRAUPEL
n. 1889 German – soft hail or snow pellets
 
• GRAVAMINOUS
adj. 1659 obs. – grievous, burdensome, annoying, distressing
 
• GRAVEDIGGER
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hyena  
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – an armadillo  
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. – an opossum  
 
• GRAVEL
vb. 1. 1566 – to confound, to confuse
vb. 2. 1871 Amer. dial. – to annoy, to disturb, to distress, to embarrass, to humiliate  
vb. 3. 1909 Amer. dial. – to dig, esp. with the hands; to dig up potatoes, or rarely peanuts so as to leave the plant intact  
 
• GRAVEL AGITATOR
n. 1898 sl., derogatory – an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor
 
• GRAVEL-BLIND
adj. 1600 – almost entirely blind
 
• GRAVEL CRUNCHER
n. Amer. World War I sl. – an infantryman
 
• GRAVEL-CRUSHER
n. 1889 sl., derogatory – an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor
 
• GRAVELED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled  
 
• GRAVEL-FLIPPER
n. 1870 Amer. dial. –  a slingshot  
 
• GRAVEL-GRINDER
n. 1890 sl., derogatory – an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor
 
• GRAVELLY
adj. 1944 – of a voice: harsh and grating
 
• GRAVEL-SHOOTER
n. 1875 Amer. dial. – a slingshot
 
• GRAVEL-VOICED
adj. 1947 – speaking in a rough and rasping tone
 
• GRAVESTONE
n. 1909 Amer. dial. – a tooth, esp. a prominent one  
 
• GRAVESTONES
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – false teeth  
 
• GRAVEYARD CHRISTIAN
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a churchgoer from dread of the hereafter
 
• GRAVEYARD COUGH
n. 1873 Amer. dial. – a severe cough, esp. one associated with tuberculosis  
 
• GRAVEYARD DUSTER
n. 1984 Amer. dial. – a split-tailed coat  
 
• GRAVEYARD LIGHT
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – will-o’-the-wisp  
 
• GRAVEYARD STEW
n. 1911 Amer. dial. – toast soaked in hot milk  
 
• GRAVEYARD WIDOW
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – a woman whose husband is dead  
 
• GRAVILOQUENCE
n. 1656 obs. – a speaking gravely; a grave or weighty speech
 
• GRAVISONOUS
adj. 1727 obs. rare – having a deep or heavy sound
 
• GRAVY
adj. 20C sl. – wonderful, excellent
n. 1. 1910 sl. – unearned or unexpected money  
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent  
n. 3. 1967 sl. – a gratuity or tip  
 
• GRAVY BOAT
n. 1943 sl., orig. US – a source of easy and often undeserved profit  
 
• GRAVY BOWL
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a tobacco pipe  
 
• GRAVY-EYED
adj. L18 sl. – bleary-eyed; having mucus-filled eyes  
 
• GRAVY-GIVER
n. 1. 19C sl. – the penis  
n. 2. 19C sl. – the vagina
 
• GRAVY-MAKER
n. 1. 19C sl. – the penis  
n. 2. 19C sl. – the vagina  
 
• GRAVY-RIDER
n. 1920s US sl. – a person with an easy job  
 
• GRAVY RING
n. 20C Ulster sl. – a doughnut  
 
• GRAVY STREET
n. 1970s US sl. – an easy, profitable or successful situation  
 
• GRAVY STROKES
n. 1970s sl. – the final thrusts of sexual intercourse  
 
• GRAVY TRAIN
n. 1914 sl., orig. US – a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc.; a source of easy and often undeserved profit
 
• GRAY
adj. 1980 African-American usage – Caucasian  
n. 1960 African-American usage – a White person  
 
• THE GRAY
n. US Civil War usage – the South and its army
 
• GRAYBACK
n. 1. 1862 Amer. dial. – a louse  
n. 2. US Civil War usage – a Confederate soldier  
n. 3. 1888 Amer. dial. – a gray whale  
n. 4. 1937 Amer. dial. – a boulder  
n. 5. 1950 Amer. dial. – the bedbug  
n. 6. 1982 Amer. dial. – a gray fox  
 
• GRAY BIRD
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the common sparrow  
 
• GRAYBOW
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a louse
 
• GRAY BOY
n. 1971 African-American usage – a White man  
 
• GRAY BROAD
n. 1972 African-American usage – a White female  
 
• GRAY CLOUD
n. 1956 Amer. dial. –  moonshine liquor  
 
• GRAYCOAT
n. US Civil War usage – a Confederate soldier
 
• GRAY DARK
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the time right after the sun goes out of sight, before it becomes all dark  
 
• GRAY DUDE
n. 1972 African-American usage – a White man  
 
• GRAY EAGLE
n. 1778 Amer. dial. – an immature bald eagle  
 
• GRAY FROST
n. 1940 Amer. dial. – a hard frost  
 
• GRAY-HAIRED GRANDMOTHER
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a dandelion when it goes to seed  
 
• GRAY MULE
n. 1. Amer. World War I sl. – corn whisky  
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – homemade liquor; illegally made whisky  
 
• GRAZE
n. 20C S. Afr. colloq. – a snack; something to eat
vb. 1. 20C S. Afr. colloq. – to eat
vb. 2. 20C colloq. – to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals
vb. 3. 20C colloq. – to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long
vb. 4. 20C US – to pilfer and eat sweets, fruit, etc. from supermarkets while shopping
 
• GRAZE BEYOND ONE’S TETHER
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to live beyond one’s means  
 
• GRAZE IN ANOTHER PADDOCK
vb. 1997 NZ sl. – to become (sexually) unfaithful to a permanent spouse or partner