Essential american slang

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grovel

greenie [“grini] n. a Heineken (brand) beer. (It comes in a green bottle.) 䉬 Tom ordered a greenie and had it put on his tab. greldge [grEldZ] 1. n. something nasty or yucky. 䉬 That’s not greldge, that’s just plain mud. 2. exclam. Nuts!; Darn! (Usually Greldge!) 䉬 Oh, greldge! I’m late! grindage n. food. (From the grinding of teeth.) 䉬 Hear my belly? It’s crying for some grindage. gritch [grItS] 1. in. to complain. (A blend of gripe and bitch.) 䉬 Stop gritching all the time. 2. n. a complainer; a griper. 䉬 You are getting to be such a gritch. grogan n. a bowel movement. 䉬 He’s in the john, fighting with a grogan. groggery [“grag#i] n. a tavern; a place to buy liquor. 䉬 All the groggeries are closed on Sundays. grok [grOk] tv. to “drink” in a concept or knowledge and assimilate it; to understand something; to appreciate someone or something; to relate to someone or something. 䉬 I don’t quite grok that. Run it by again, would you? gronk [grONk] 1. n. a nasty substance, such as dirt that collects between the toes. 䉬 I don’t want to hear any more at all about your gronk. 2. mod. worthless. 䉬 I don’t care about your old gronk car. I’d rather take the bus. ground-pounder n. an infantry soldier. (Military.) 䉬 If you join the army, it means a lot of your life spent as a ground-pounder. grovel [“gravl] in. to fondle or pet. 䉬 They spent the whole time in the backseat groveling.

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