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u/ddrub_the_only_real 1d ago
Non native English speaker here, I've never heard the word grub before. What is it?
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u/NotCrimson_ 1d ago
Hey! Its a kind of bug type thing, it looks like a Lil white worm with legs and a black head! Its known for being an EMERGENCY SURVIVAL FOOD if youre like stuck in a rainforest or somethin
The word grub in other contexts could just mean food, example, if someone says "let's go grab some grub" or the app grubhub, theyre saying they want food
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u/ddrub_the_only_real 1d ago
Somehow I know exactly what you mean because I always find these worms when gardening but I still don't know the word in my native language either lol
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u/Ha1rcl1p 1d ago
And in Australian English, a grub is also someone who is less than desirable. E.g. "I think your friend Derick is a grub".
Or you can be a "grub" or "grubby" if you make are messy, particularly with food. E.g. "You spilled sauce down your shirt, you grub", or "You've grubbed" while pointing at the mess on their shirt
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u/SufficientFarm8414 1d ago
Interesting! In American English, "grubby" can be used to describe appearance as well, but is more like someone or something that needs a good washing/cleaning.
"Grubby mitts" is, or at least was in living memory, a common phrase meaning "dirty hands," although I think it was usually used metaphorically in a "leave this alone" sense rather than literally referring to hands that needed washing, as in "keep your grubby mitts off these cupcakes, they're for company."
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u/dancingbanana123 1d ago
It's a baby beetle. Beetles basically go (from my understanding) egg > grub > pupa > beetle > dead
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