Not to be taken literally, or to be taken with caution or extra common sense.
Etymology is from the Latin phrase "cum grano salis" (with a grain of salt), and also the Italian phrase "avere sale in zucca" (to have salt in your pumpkin (head)). In Italy to have salt in your head means to have intelligence or reasoning abilities.
Etymology is from the Latin phrase "cum grano salis" (with a grain of salt), and also the Italian phrase "avere sale in zucca" (to have salt in your pumpkin (head)). In Italy to have salt in your head means to have intelligence or reasoning abilities.
Do not accept promises from your enemy without a grain of salt.
Use a grain of salt when buying cheap electronics from the flea market.
Use a grain of salt when buying cheap electronics from the flea market.
by Bizork May 23, 2010
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The shorter and more common version is 'peps'.
The shorter and more common version is 'peps'.
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Granae is an eccentric name for a girl. But just like her name she is a unique person. She is always having a hard time expressing herself and can come off as cold. Though, when she warms up and let her guards down or the thick wall she have built. Consider yourself blessed for you will truly know a great person. She's the opposite of the character she's portraying to anyone before. She's actually sweet, warm, and have the most beautiful eyes that can stare right into your soul. She's very supportive person, others often misunderstood her. That's why she longed to be with someone that can truly know the things she left untold to anyone. Granae always have the charm in them. Their smile is limited to the people that they aren't close with. But with their most comfortable companions, friends, and relatives they giggle and laugh more often. Which often lightens up the mood. Granae is always calm & compose, she is a professional in hiding the chaos and turmoil inside of her. That's why everyone believes she doesn't experience too much emotion because of it. Over all Granae is a wonderful, passionate, and an extraordinary person. *She is also fun and comical when she's telling a story, truly a goofy oddball!
(Helga after having a hard time yesterday. While finding a place she can go to vent her emotions she bumped into Granae. They stared at each other and Granae asked if she's fine. She can't help her tears while being asked by the person she thought can't see through her. Granae recommended a place she can shout her frustrations out and the rest is history.)
Helga: Have you seen Granae?
Rad: No, why? I thought you don't like her?
Helga: No, I judge her too fast. She's more than the bad person others painted her.
Helga: Have you seen Granae?
Rad: No, why? I thought you don't like her?
Helga: No, I judge her too fast. She's more than the bad person others painted her.
by V. MCCARTHY May 9, 2021
Get the Granae mug.A city in Southern California where you can walk the streets safely but are still be able to score a bag of dope in 15 minutes. The neighborhoods are really nice and the houses are even better. It's multicultural and the people are really nice, but once you reach north of Rinaldi St. you run into the bitchest teens in the SFV. The teens that reside here are the most notorious individuals that are enrolled at Granada High and Alemany. The think they're "off the chain" because they do E and party when they're parents are on vacation but come to realize, in college, that they are completely retarded and end up dropping out. South of Rinaldi St. the teens are wholesome independent people who resent the douches to the north.
Teen North of Rinaldi: "Hey insert girls name here, if you buy a channel purse and give insert guys name here a blow job, I'll invite you to do E at my house with all the cool party people."
Teen South of Rinaldi: "That's okay, I'm not really feeling like frying my brain cells or catching a venereal disease tonight. Thanks anyway."
Teen North of Rinaldi: "OMG! you totally give Granada Hills a bad name! Lates."
Teen South of Rinaldi: "That's okay, I'm not really feeling like frying my brain cells or catching a venereal disease tonight. Thanks anyway."
Teen North of Rinaldi: "OMG! you totally give Granada Hills a bad name! Lates."
by jjustinn May 18, 2010
Get the granada hills mug.an extremely cool and hot girl that is fun and free spirited. pronounced Gron-ya. not grainy, granny, grain, or grenade. shes skinny.
by Mandersss December 8, 2010
Get the grainne mug.PN: Gracen (girl)- This is the type of person who you'll have fun with and wil have the greatest memories. She's outgoing, nice, thoughtful, and funny. She's absolutely GORGEOUS and she's a great kisser ;. She's straight and works well in school with girls and guys. Athletic.. definitely. This is the kind of person you can see being a life-long friend with. And soulmate for guys.
by georgiexoxo November 2, 2008
Get the Gracen mug.Old person, usually of grandfather age defined by an ability to nap through nearly any life situation. The term was given to describe the iron grasp such a 'grain grippa' has to their wooden rocking chair during such siesta.
Hit 'em over the head with a beer can or turn up the hit list as loud as you want, that grain grippa ain't gonna wake up for nobody.
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