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grizzle

UK/ˈɡɹɪzəl/ US/ˈɡɹɪzəl/ uncommon slang uk

noun

1.

a grey wig

verb

1.

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

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Origin

A West Country dialect term, perhaps from Old English grisan (“shudder”), which would make it a cognate of modern English grisly (not grizzly).

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