grass-eater
grass-eater · grass-eaters
An organism notable for eating grassAn organism notable for eating grass
Meaning
4 sensesAn organism notable for eating grass
An organism notable for eating grass
A fish of species Distichodus rostratus or Distichodus engycephalus, of Africa
(figuratively)A police officer who accepts offered bribes but does not actively seek them out.
(derogatory, slang)A celibate man, especially a Japanese man, who eschews dating and sexual relationships.
Origin
From grass + eater; applied to bribe-accepting polics by the Knapp Commission in the 1970sFrom grass + eater; applied to bribe-accepting polics by the Knapp Commission in the 1970s.
Calque of Japanese 草食系男子 (sōshokukei danshi, “herbivorous/grass-eating male”).
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Forms
plural: grass-eaters| Singular | grass-eater |
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