grimgribber

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noun

A trade jargon, particularly in law.

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Meanings

noungrimgribber (usually uncountable, plural grimgribbers)

plural grimgribbers

  1. uncountableusuallyA trade jargon, particularly in law.

Origin

From fictional estate Grimgribber in Richard Steele's 1722 play The Conscious Lovers. Used pejoratively as “learned rubbish”.

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APA

grimgribber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grimgribber

MLA

“grimgribber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grimgribber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grimgribber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grimgribber.

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