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Grub Street

Syllabification: (Grub Street)
Pronunciation: /grəb/

Definition of Grub Street

noun

  • used in reference to a world or class of impoverished journalists and writers.

Origin:

the name of a street (later Milton Street) in Moorgate, London, England, inhabited by such authors in the 17th century

Grub Street in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Grub Street in the British & World English dictionary