Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grub street

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: grub street
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The home or state of impoverished writers and literary hacks.

Example Sentences

"Upon the occasion of his first publication he quit his day job, only to find that Grub Street wasn't lined with manors and villas but hovels and slums."
"Not that the existence of Grub street is to be doubted: it was, indeed, a grim actuality, and many a garreter realised by experience How unhappy's the fate To live by one's pate And to be forced to write hackney for bread."

Etymology

After Grub Street in London, England (now named Milton Street), a haunt of and home to impoverished writers.

Questions

What does grub street mean?: The home or state of impoverished writers and literary hacks.
Where does grub street come from?: After Grub Street in London, England (now named Milton Street), a haunt of and home to impoverished writers.

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