grab hagとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• grab-hag

語源

From grab +‎ hag. Originally applied to older women who engaged in the practice, but now can be applied to individuals of any age or gender.

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名詞

grab hag (plural grab hags)

1. (slang, derogatory, rare, often China) One who takes excessively or takes all that is available, without regard for the needs or considerations of others.
   • 2022 November 8, China Fact Chasers, “The Evil Grab Hags of China!”, in YouTube‎:

     There’s a certain type of auntie in China, OK? We call them grab hags. […] There’s a specific demographic of these grab hags, we call them, which are, like, the most infuriating people you’ll ever meet. […] They’re basically like these vile creatures that will take anything they can. If they see an opportunity to take something for free, they do.

   • 2025 January 4, Ossiana Tepfenhart, “The Great Uncivilization Of America Is Here”, in Medium‎, archived from the original on 6 January 2025:

     If you have free samples, a grab hag will take all of them, leaving none for anyone else.
     Grab hags are the reason why many parts of China don’t have free toilet paper in bathrooms.

派生語

• grab-hag (verb)

関連する語

• grab-haggery