grabba
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
grabba (uncountable)
- (Jamaica, slang) tobacco
- (Jamaica, slang) a form of tobacco normally added to cannabis before smoking
Jamaican Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since 1651. Common Germanic word.
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
Conjugation 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. | ||||