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grade-grub

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
grade--grub
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in grade grubbing.

American usage; Derogatory; Intransitive verb

Etymology

Back-formation from grade grubbing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

grade-grubs (present, singular) grade-grubbing (participle, present) grade-grubbed (participle, past) grade-grubbed (past) grade grub (alternative)

Questions

What does grade-grub mean?
To engage in grade grubbing.
Where does grade-grub come from?
Back-formation from grade grubbing.

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