Used in a Sentence

gramps

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gramps.

Editorial note

Sometimes the whole thing would go belly-up because gramps would miss the spraying window by a few days (due to weather).

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gramps gathered in one view.

noun

(colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather.

noun

(by extension, derogatory) Old man.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gramps.

Example sentences

1

Sometimes the whole thing would go belly-up because gramps would miss the spraying window by a few days (due to weather).

2

Let’s get you to bed, gramps, you can talk to your French friend tomorrow.

3

Good on you gramps for teaching us yet another lesson in that.

4

Gift gramps email in a box, a very limited, PawPaw specific notebook.

5

What I see is mostly everyone and their gramps drooling at the idea of faking their way to fame and fortune.

6

He knows what loyalty is from hearing great grandpa and gramps talking about it when he was young, but he surely never experienced any of it.

7

Don't worry, gramps, pip won't trigger your tinfoil hat.

8

But for the rest of the world - think mom, dad, gramps,grammy - why on earth do the need the headaches of a full PC (mac or windows)?

9

Where is the strongest community of Gramps developers?

10

Who pissed in your Java this morning, gramps?

11

According to gramps, it was understood that they wouldn't be able to get the mirror perfect (admitting, of course, the actual error was worse than any spec allowed for).

12

So yeah, that was gramps' advice I guess...

Quote examples

1

I might as well complete the circle; "Shut up, gramps, you don't understand me!" Now the conversation is truly tiresome.

2

He means "They use pesticides responsibly but I am passionate about hating pesticides" My gramps had a vinyard and an orchard.

3

Founders are reporting being depressed and having anxiety issues." Grumpy gramps here.

4

Gramps says stuff like "I had it lucky but they sure screwed over a lot of my friends" Dad has never had a stable long term job because every time an exec needs to boost the stock price to cash in his options they fire a semi-random 5% of the company.

Proper noun examples

1

Gramps was still loyal-ish but could tell the times they are a changing.

2

Gramps statistically did not go to woodstock but knows a friend of a friend who did and he started with the plan of working for the same company until he retired but toward the end they were downsizing or moving to Mexico (later China).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gramps in a sentence?

Sometimes the whole thing would go belly-up because gramps would miss the spraying window by a few days (due to weather).

What does gramps mean?

(colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather.

What part of speech is gramps?

gramps is commonly used as noun.