grizz

plural grizzes · alternative griz

1. informalA grizzly bear.

   “Are you sure it was a black bear and not a grizz?”

   2011, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Should've Been a Cowboy, →ISBN, page 134

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   "Of course," Walter continued, "nobody's looked under every tree for grizzes."

   1996, Safier, Adventures for Readers, →ISBN, page 520

   So somebody told them Fish and Game hasn't issued permits for a bear hunt in ten years, the grizz population in the Park being down to what it is and all.

   1997, Dana Stabenow, Breakup, →ISBN, page 36

1. OntarioslangThe Grizzly Grill bar in Kingston, Ontario.

   To my surprise, not only was the Grizz one of the few places that still had power, it was absolutely packed with people. That was the start of one of the longest, busiest weeks of shifts I can vaguely remember.

   2023 January 6, Maggie Keenan, “A night to remember and a morning I'll never (completely) forget”, in The Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, Ont.: Postmedia Network, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2025