grabba

English

Noun

grabba (uncountable)

  1. (Jamaica, slang) tobacco

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaba/
  • Hyphenation: gra‧bba

Noun

grabba (plural: grabba dem or grabbas dem, quantified: grabba)

  1. tobacco
    If yu nuh put di grabba in dey, yu nuh get di right vibes.
    If you don't mix it with tobacco, you won't enjoy it as much.

See also

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1651. Common Germanic word.

Verb

grabba (present grabbar, preterite grabbade, supine grabbat, imperative grabba)

  1. (usually with a particle or tag) to grab
    grabba tag i något
    grab hold of something
    grabba åt sig
    grab for oneself (take greedily)

Conjugation
Conjugation of grabba (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive grabba grabbas
Supine grabbat grabbats
Imperative grabba —
Imper. plural1 grabben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative grabbar grabbade grabbas grabbades
Ind. plural1 grabba grabbade grabbas grabbades
Subjunctive2 grabbe grabbade grabbes grabbades
Participles
Present participle grabbande
Past participle grabbad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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