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grade grubbers

grade grubbers is the plural of grade grubber.

Meaning of grade grubber

Noun

grade grubber (plural grade grubbers)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) A student who engages in grade grubbing; someone seeking to improve their grades by sucking up or by trying to negotiate for any additional marks.
    • I was also a grade grubber, not an uncommon affliction. During my first term of high school, I complained to my counselor that my Latin teacher had not given me the A that I fiercely believed I deserved.2016 March 5, Jay Mathews, “I was a grade grubber, but now I favor trends that down play grades”, in Washington Post

Questions about grade grubbers

What is grade grubbers the plural of?
Grade grubbers is the plural of grade grubber.

Words near grade grubbers in the dictionary

  1. grade five
  2. grade four
  3. grade grub
  4. grade grubbed
  5. grade grubber
  6. grade grubbers
  7. grade grubbing
  8. grade grubs
  9. grade inflation
  10. grade line
  11. grade lines

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