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grub street

grub street
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gruhb street]
    • /grʌb strit/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gruhb street]
    • /grʌb strit/

Definitions of grub street words

  • noun grub street a street in London, England: formerly inhabited by many impoverished minor writers and literary hacks; now called Milton Street. 1
  • noun grub street petty and needy authors, or literary hacks, collectively. 1
  • noun grub street a former street in London frequented by literary hacks and needy authors 0
  • noun grub street the world or class of literary hacks, etc 0
  • adjective grub street relating to or characteristic of hack literature 0

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Parts of speech for Grub street

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adverb
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grub street popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

grub street usage trend in Literature

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