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grannies

British

/ ˈɡrænɪz /

plural noun

informal Granny Smith apples

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Dances, for instance, may mimic animal behaviors, or reference popular moments from the series, such as getting grannies to floss.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

"Being around children keeps you young. Happy kids, happy mums, happy grannies!"

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

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

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

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

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

But all the grannies were looking at me, waiting for me to pray, so I prayed, stumbling through as best I could.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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