grassie

See also: Grassie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

grass + -ie

Noun

grassie (plural grassies)

  1. (recreational fishing) A grass carp; a white amur.
    • 2010, Jeff Currier, “Not All Carp Species are Equal”, in JeffCurrier.com, archived from the original on 2014 April 27:
      The one thing I didn’t want to do was spook [sic] a grassie by hastily walking down the sidewalk.
    • 2013 December 30, Josh Cohn, Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders (Usenet):
      my pattern is a lot less glamorous, which is also why i think the grassie took it
    • 2023, theloniousbunk, “Picked this grassie out of the canal. 5wt with 9lb leader.”, in Reddit.com, archived from the original on 2023 November 10

Synonyms

Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian grazie

Interjection

grassie

  1. thank you, thanks

Noun

grassie (a)

  1. thanks (to)
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