Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An African charm, fetish, or amulet.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
gris-gris . - noun climbing A
belay device that incorporates an automatic breaking system.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Unfortunately, the gym itself was something of a disappointment: it's just a grigri and carabiner clip operation, and I'm spoiled by gyms which allow climbers to use real belay rigs.
yes i need you but i'll be damned before i'll say coffeeem 2009
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North – American Indians say, in contradistinction to Munda, a grigri, talisman, or charm.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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“The spirits can put a grigri on you,” Brother Samuel said.
Half of Paradise James Lee Burke 1965
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I believe that similar charms or amulets, under the names of domini, grigri, fetich, &c., are common in all parts of Africa.
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In "Nágo Mbwiri" the sense is an idol, an object of worship, a "medicine" as the North-American Indians say, in contradistinction to Munda, a grigri, talisman, or charm.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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He observed: -- "The _grigri_ is only fit for slaves, or ignorant Mussulmans."
Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828
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{1} I believe that similar charms or amulets, under the names of domini, grigri, fetich, &c., are common in all parts of Africa.
Travels in the Interior of Africa — Volume 01 Mungo Park 1788
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And many footballers in Africa do turn to sorcery and grigri fetishism for a competitive edge, lathering magical-power ointments on their skin and squirrel fat (for speed) on their feet.
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I don't currently have an autolocking belay device, and I was considering getting a grigri or a cinch.
unknown title 2009
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He used them to slide the rope through, as you might a grigri.
unknown title 2009
tro commented on the word grigri
Lock for rope in climbing.
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