grabba
English
Noun
grabba (uncountable)
- (Jamaica, slang) tobacco
- (Jamaica, slang) a form of tobacco normally added to cannabis before smoking
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaba/
- Hyphenation: gra‧bba
Noun
grabba (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
Swedish
Etymology
Attested since 1651. Common Germanic word.
Verb
grabba (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
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 |
present participle | grabbande | |||
past participle | grabbad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.