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grizz

grizz noun: a grizzly bear.

Noun

grizz (plural grizzes)

  1. (informal) A grizzly bear.
    • "Of course," Walter continued, "nobody's looked under every tree for grizzes."1996, Safier, Adventures for Readers, →ISBN, page 520
    • So somebody told them Fish and Game hasn't issued permits for a bear hunt in ten years, the grizz population in the Park being down to what it is and all.1997, Dana Stabenow, Breakup, →ISBN, page 36

Proper noun capitalized: Grizz

the Grizz

  1. (Ontario, slang) The Grizzly Grill bar in Kingston, Ontario.
    • To my surprise, not only was the Grizz one of the few places that still had power, it was absolutely packed with people. That was the start of one of the longest, busiest weeks of shifts I can vaguely remember.2023 January 6, Maggie Keenan, “A night to remember and a morning I'll never (completely) forget”, in The Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, Ont.: Postmedia Network, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Forms of grizz

pluralgrizzes
alternative formgriz

Origin of grizz

Clipping of grizzly.

Questions about grizz

What does grizz mean?
Grizz means a grizzly bear.
What part of speech is grizz?
Grizz can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of grizz?
The plural of grizz is grizzes.

Words near grizz in the dictionary

  1. Grizelda
  2. grizelin
  3. grizes
  4. grizette
  5. grizettes
  6. grizz
  7. Grizzard
  8. Grizzards
  9. Grizzel
  10. Grizzell
  11. Grizzells

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