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grognard 

ultra-hardcore wargamer (wargames - Advanced Squad Leader, Combat Mission, etc) Comes from French word that means "grumbler"
"Bob the Grognard likes to check his back yard for good hull-down spots for his imaginary tank"
grognard by Smapdee May 6, 2003
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Grognard 

In D&D, a person who prefers an older edition to the newer one.
Gamer A:"After playing 4th edition for six months, our group decided to give it up and go back to 3.5."

Gamer B:"you're officially grognards now."
Grognard by guyjin March 9, 2009
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Grognard 

A. Pointing out inaccuracies in movies, writing, games, in regard to history, physics, or accepted canonical lore.

B. As a verb (grognarding) to describe the activity of A.
A. Did you see Game of Thrones last night? It was good except middle easterners would never wield katanas, and dragons don't fly like that, sorry to be a grognard about it.

B. We tried to watch 300, but Bill kept grognarding about how the Spartan armor was more like Athenian armor.
Grognard by Warlock May 15, 2016

grognard 

Playing a game (especially war games) with full reality settings - no cheats at all.
He plays Close Combat grognard.
grognard by Dropbear November 26, 2003

Grognard 

People that like overly complicated games.
Oh, Lego? He plays Dominions, so he must be a grognard.
Grognard by DNDfoot June 18, 2019

grognard 

A moderator in the dork squad discord server
A grognard is typing
grognard by AlexaRR December 8, 2020
The proper word for a house centipede
Grognar the terrible was terrorizing me
Grognar by squadsquadyt April 7, 2022
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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