Meanings
verbgrade-grub (third-person singular simple present grade-grubs, present participle grade-grubbing, simple past and past participle grade-grubbed)
present singular third person grade-grubs · participle present grade-grubbing · participle past grade-grubbed · past grade-grubbed · alternative grade grub
- USderogatoryintransitiveuniversity slangTo engage in grade grubbing.
Origin
Back-formation from grade grubbing.
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grade-grub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grade-grub
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“grade-grub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grade-grub. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grade-grub,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grade-grub.
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