grabba
English
editNoun
editgrabba (uncountable)
Jamaican Creole
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgrabba (plural grabba dem, quantified grabba)
- a form of tobacco normally added to cannabis before smoking
- If yu nuh put di grabba in dey, yu nuh get di right vibes.
- If you don't mix it (cannabis) with tobacco, you won't enjoy it as much.
See also
editSwedish
editEtymology
editAttested since 1651. Common Germanic word.
Verb
editgrabba (present grabbar, preterite grabbade, supine grabbat, imperative grabba)
- (usually with a particle or tag) to grab
- grabba tag i någon/något
- grab hold of someone/something
- grabba åt sig
- grab for oneself (take greedily)
Conjugation
editConjugation 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. | ||||