grabba

English

Noun

grabba (uncountable)

1. (Jamaica, slang) tobacco
2. (Jamaica, slang) a form of tobacco normally added to cannabis before smoking

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹaba/
• Hyphenation: gra‧bba

Noun

grabba (plural grabba dem, quantified grabba)

1. 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

• ganja
• spliff

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1651. Common Germanic word.

Verb

grabba (present grabbar, preterite grabbade, supine grabbat, imperative grabba)

1. (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

Conjugation of grabba (weak)

	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.

See also

• grabb
• gräbba (“girl”)

References

• “grabba”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “grabba”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “grabba”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)