Longgrass
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Grasses that have been allowed to grow very high or that are from a species that grows very high. uncountable
"Experiments with veld fires in the longgrass-veld without grazing, once again revealed the undesirability of the practice of early burning and the extremely injurious effect of autumn fire."
- 2 An area around Darwin, Australia populated by homeless indigenous people. colloquial, uncountable
"There has been no detailed analysis of statistics regarding the particular impact of 'quality of life' laws on longgrass people living in and around Darwin."
Example
More examples"Experiments with veld fires in the longgrass-veld without grazing, once again revealed the undesirability of the practice of early burning and the extremely injurious effect of autumn fire."
Etymology
From long + grass.
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