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grassie en · NOUN

Etymology

From grass + -ie.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:recreational fishing) A grass carp; a white amur.
    • my pattern is a lot less glamorous, which is also why i think the grassie took it 2013 December 30, Josh Cohn, “Grass Carp / White Amur”, in Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders (Usenet):
    • The one thing I didn’t want to do was spook ^([sic]) a grassie by hastily walking down the sidewalk. 2010, Jeff Currier, “Not All Carp Species are Equal”, in JeffCurrier.com, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2014:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
grassies Number=Plur lexicographic
grassy alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

grasser