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Idiom

Etymology:

Of Native American origin it describes the inability of a person to successfully walk through tall grass. Before colonization the great plains of North American were covered with large sections of tall grasses. Instead of going around acres of tall grass, people could walk straight through them.

The implication is that a capable adult is both tall enough to see above shoulder height tall grass and wise enough to navigate and form a path through tall grass that is above their head. Children and people that are not intelligent will get lost in the tall grass and need help to get out or even die.

Usually applied to a person, but could apply to a thing.

Similar to: If you can't handle the heat get out of the kitchen, shape up or ship out

1: transitive, present tense

a: Describing a person that cannot handle the situation they are in.

b: Describing a person that is not intelligent enough to figure out something that others easily can.

2: rhetorical question

Implying that the person being asked is not keeping up with the group or not able to handle the task they were given.
1a: "Jim can't walk in the tall grass. He got promoted to sergeant and just took a month long stress leave"

1b: "I've been training the new hire for a week now and she still can't figure out how to clock in.....she can't walk in the tall grass."

2: "Hey Ron, Jim was late and installed the wiring for 2 rooms today but you were here all day and barely got half of one done. Can't walk in the tall grass?"
by Babakanoosh March 30, 2022
mugGet the Can't walk in the tall grassmug.

Grass

Something people who "define" real-life names and/or slap sexual "definitions" on non-sexual terms that aren't at all used in a sexual manner need to touch.
"I defined cake as (insert weird ass fetish involving female genitalia and orgasms) and I put a definition for 'Freddy', 'Anna', 'Claire', 'Noah', (insert a thousand more names here) and even went the extra mile to put '(real definition)' in front of all of these terms cuz they are very super (not) real definitions."

"Bruh delete all these fake definitions and touch grass. I'd be shocked if you lose your virginity without committing rape."
by MyPseudonymThatsNotMyName September 14, 2022
mugGet the Grassmug.

touch grass

A phrase used by Angry Teenagers during frustating moments while playing Fortnite.

This phrase is used as a slur against Fortnite players.
Touch grass you're so dogwater!
by Baltic._ October 18, 2024
mugGet the touch grassmug.

Honky grass

A residential lawn or area of extremely well maintained grass that only white people put the time and money into caring for. The effort in lawncare outweighs the effort they put into their own wife or children. Typically associated with a pair of green stained, white, New Balance shoes and a riding mower with a light beer.
Damn, Mr. B's grass be green as a motha, he got that honky grass.
by WhitePeopling November 6, 2024
mugGet the Honky grassmug.

Grass

Verb
The act of throwing grass at oneself
"Now get out of here before I grass you!" He said while chasing the intruder.
by izuru_kamukura April 3, 2021
mugGet the Grassmug.

Grass to last

The last amount of weed you have
Guy 1 "how much weed you have left"
Guy 2 "yeah that's my grass to last fella"
by Matt ms January 17, 2012
mugGet the Grass to lastmug.

Grass

The green thing on the floor. Something that George’s have none of.
George has no grass and is wasting his life.
by The window guy February 18, 2022
mugGet the Grassmug.

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