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In some senses, grabass is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
grabass
/ˈɡɹæbˌæs/
noun 2verb 1
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2VERB + GRABASS
drink, game, play, rousing
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
1
Sexual groping; erotic horseplay.
[T]hey wouldn't do any work then, just hang around and drink and play grabass with her and she didn't want that.
Bobby was bear-hugging Sammy Vaughn and then playing grab-ass with Sammy's ex-wife Alice.
2
Rowdy behavior; general horseplay or foolery.
There's no playing grab-ass or fighting in the building. You got a grudge against another man, you fight him Saturday afternoon. Any man playing grab-ass or fighting in the building spends a night in the box.
"Anything else? Yes, Lieutenant Lemmon?" "Yes, sir," Lemmon drawled. "How do I get out of this chicken-shit outfit?" "Knock off the grabass, Glen. Okay, listen up. When you brief your people, make it clear that our mission is defensive only."
verb
1
To fool around.
The Paranoids were singing, to the tune of ‘Adeste Fideles’: […] grabassing around, trying to push each other over the side.
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[T]hey wouldn't do any work then, just hang around and drink and play grabass with her and she didn't want that.
Wiktionary02
Bobby was bear-hugging Sammy Vaughn and then playing grab-ass with Sammy's ex-wife Alice.
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"I'm thinking a rousing game of grabass is in my future while you load the dishwasher." . . . "So y'all plannin' on grabbing my ass?" "That and a few other tempting body parts."
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The Paranoids were singing, to the tune of ‘Adeste Fideles’: […] grabassing around, trying to push each other over the side.
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