Grabass

//ˈɡɹæbˌæs// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Sexual groping; erotic horseplay. informal, often, uncountable

    "[T]hey wouldn't do any work then, just hang around and drink and play grabass with her and she didn't want that."

  2. 2
    Rowdy behavior; general horseplay or foolery. informal, often, uncountable

    "There's no playing grab-ass or fighting in the building. You got a grudge against another man, you fight him Saturday afternoon. Any man playing grab-ass or fighting in the building spends a night in the box."

Verb
  1. 1
    To fool around. informal

    "The Paranoids were singing, to the tune of ‘Adeste Fideles’: […] grabassing around, trying to push each other over the side."

Example

More examples

"[T]hey wouldn't do any work then, just hang around and drink and play grabass with her and she didn't want that."

Etymology

From grab + ass.

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