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grass-eater
noun 4
Definitions
noun
1
An organism notable for eating grass
2
An organism notable for eating grass
3
A police officer who accepts offered bribes but does not actively seek them out.
But why do police become grass-eaters at all, if they lack the greed and contempt fo decency necessary to become meat-eaters?
It was the grass-eaters, the commission found, that made corruption respectable within the organization, encouraging a code of silence among officers.
noun
1
A celibate man, especially a Japanese man, who eschews dating and sexual relationships.
That is what the modern men of Japan have done, these grass-eaters.
The grass-eaters fail to maintain a 'manly' appearance, snared instead by the world of cosmetics and fashion which makes them look soft, 'fragile and girlie' ([…]).
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