grassie en · NOUN
Etymology
From grass + -ie.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grassies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| grassy | alternative | lexicographic |