noun Northern British Dialect.
1.
a cricket or grasshopper.
2.
a small or young eel.
3.
a lively person.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English grig, grege; origin uncertain
1350–1400; Middle English grig, grege; origin uncertain
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| —n | |
| 1. | a lively person |
| 2. | a short-legged hen |
| 3. | a young eel |
| [C14: dwarf, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish krik a little creature] | |
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Grig
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
Grig-gs was brought here to-night and placed in a cell at the police static:.
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