grubbies

ˈɡrʌbiz

Definition

Definition of grubbies - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

informal clothes

Rare

clothes that are dirty or unkempt

Rare

He changed into his grubbies for gardening.

work clothes

insect

Rare

small insects or larvae

Rare

The garden was full of grubbies under the leaves.

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clothes that are dirty or unkempt
small insects or larvae

Origin of grubbies

English, grub (larva) + -y (adjective suffix)

Examples of grubbies in a sentence

He put on his grubbies before fixing the car.
The soil was teeming with grubbies.
Grubbies infested the old tree stump.

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French:frusques, petites larves, ...
German:Gammelklamotten, Insekten, ...
Italian:stracci, insettini, ...
Spanish:ropa de trabajo, larvas, ...
Portuguese:roupas velhas, bichinhos, ...
Chinese:脏衣服, 小虫子, ...
Japanese:汚れた服, 虫, ...
Arabic:مَلابِس مُتَّسِخَة, يَرَقات, ...
Hebrew:בְּגָדִים מְלוּכְלָכִים, זַחֲלִים, ...
Russian:рабочие вещи, личинки, ...
Ukrainian:старий одяг, дрібні комахи, ...
Hindi:गंदे कपड़े, कीड़े, ...
Bengali:ময়লা পোশাক, পোকামাকড়, ...
Catalan:roba vella, insectes, ...
Czech:hadry, larvy, ...
Danish:arbejdstøj, insekter, ...
Dutch:oude kleren, kleine insecten, ...
Greek:παλιά ρούχα, έντομα, ...
Hungarian:göncök, kukac, ...
Khmer:សម្លៀកបំពាក់កខ្វក់, សត្វល្អិតតូចៗ, ...
Korean:작업복, 작은 곤충, ...
Persian:لباس‌های کثیف, حشرات کوچک, ...
Polish:stare ciuchy, małe owady, ...
Portuguese (BR):roupas sujas, bichinhos, ...
Romanian:haine murdare, insecte mici, ...
Swedish:slarvkläder, små insekter, ...
Thai:ชุดทำงานสกปรก, แมลงตัวเล็ก, ...
Turkish:eski püskü giysiler, küçük böcekler, ...
Vietnamese:quần áo bẩn, côn trùng nhỏ, ...

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Definition of grubbies - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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Origin of grubbies

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