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grannies

British  
/ ˈɡrænɪz /

plural noun

  1. informal Granny Smith apples

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“We thought, ‘This is a game of diminishing returns and we will be playing grannies.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

Squibb has played plenty of cackling grannies; even so, Ms. Sturak is her most unhinged.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

These glamorous grannies are modelling for social media.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

The Duchess of York was recently saying, "I can picture us being grannies together."

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

There were people of all ages: little babies crying, grannies sitting on folding stools, teenagers plugged into radio head-sets, couples smooching.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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