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grot

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Does me calling someone a "grot" count as hate speech, when no one knows what it means?

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Quick take

a small cave (usually with attractive features)

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a small cave (usually with attractive features)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grot.

noun

a small cave (usually with attractive features)

See also: grotto

Example sentences

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Does me calling someone a "grot" count as hate speech, when no one knows what it means?

2

How many people need to recognize this meaning of "grot" before it becomes something you can't say on TV?

3

Yeah, we'd all probably agree that's problematic speech, but where's the dividing line?If you ask me, people who make "hate speech" laws are a bunch of grots because it's impossible to enforce them objectively and consistently.

4

Given the current budgetary constraints councils are under, is signing up for a bunch of apps like this a good use of their time and resources?I'd also be pretty reluctant to report rubbish close to my house and have it marked as a "grot spot"

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The initial startup time is a bit of a usability issue - it takes some minutes to get itself established on the network - but once up and running its kind of refreshing to be able to do all the things, without any of the typical social-media grot to deal with.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use grot in a sentence?

Does me calling someone a "grot" count as hate speech, when no one knows what it means?

What does grot mean?

a small cave (usually with attractive features)

What part of speech is grot?

grot is commonly used as noun.