grabba
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]| 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 |
| present participle | grabbande | |||
| past participle | grabbad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.