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grasshopper

grass·hop·per

UK/ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ US/ɡɹæsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ uncommon rare slang

noun

1.

terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

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2.

a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

Origin

From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.

Phrases

  • admirable grasshopper
  • American bird grasshopper
  • bird grasshopper
  • blue-winged grasshopper
  • differential grasshopper
  • grasshopper engine
  • Grasshopper Falls
  • grasshopper green

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