grouse
Meanings
Noun
- flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
- popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
- Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles.
- The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- A cause for complaint; a grumble.
Verb
- hunt grouse
- complain
- To hunt or shoot grouse.
- To complain or grumble.
Adj
- Excellent.
Origin / Etymology
Attested in the 1530s, as grows ("moorhen"), a plural used collectively.
The origin of the noun is unknown; the following derivations have been suggested:
* From Old French grue (“crane”) (modern French grue) or Medieval Latin gruta (“crane”), both from Latin grūs (“crane”).
* Borrowed from Celtic or a different Medieval Latin word.
* Imitative of the bird’s call.
The verb is derived from the noun.
Synonyms
ace, admirable, awe-inspiring, awesome, bang on, bang-up, based, beef, bellyache, beneship, bitch, bitching, bomb, brilliant, bully, cher, choice, chronic, chur, cock on, cool, copacetic, crab, crackerjack, cushty, dank, def, dope, excellent, exceptional, fab, fabulous, fantabulosa, fantastic, finger-lickin' good, fireball, first-rate, fly, frabjous, gnarly, great, gripe, grouse, holler, kicking, killer, lash, lautitious, lit, marvelous, moorbird, moorcock, moorfowl, nang, out of sight, outstanding, peng, phat, phenomenal, pukka, quality, rad, radical, rum, sick, slap-up, slick, spiffing, splendid, squawk, sterling, super, superb, superior, sweet, swell, terrific, tight, top, top-drawer, top-hole, top-notch, top-of-the-range, top-shelf, topping, tubular, wicked, wicked pissah, wonderful, worldie
Scrabble Score: 7
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