See also: Grassie

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grass +‎ -ie

Noun

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grassie (plural grassies)

  1. (recreational fishing) A grass carp; a white amur.
    • 2010, Jeff Currier, “Not All Carp Species are Equal”, in JeffCurrier.com[1], archived from the original on 2014 April 27:
      The one thing I didn’t want to do was spook [sic] a grassie by hastily walking down the sidewalk.
    • 2013 December 30, Josh Cohn, Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders[2] (Usenet):
      my pattern is a lot less glamorous, which is also why i think the grassie took it
    • 2023, theloniousbunk, “Picked this grassie out of the canal. 5wt with 9lb leader.”, in Reddit.com[3], archived from the original on 2023 November 10

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Compare Italian grazie

Interjection

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grassie

  1. thank you, thanks

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grassie (a)

  1. thanks (to)