A spanish word, supposedly meaning "large", bastardized by the Starbucks marketing machine to mean medium; their 16oz coffee.
I hate going into a Starbuck's for coffee. The dumbass baristas always treat me like an idiot because I confuse a "Tall, "Grande" and "Vente". Grande is spanish for large, right? "Short" is the only size that makes any sense and "Vente" is an Italian word! WTF is that?! Why can't they just call them small, medium, large and extra large anyway?
by Tenacious Faulker May 18, 2009
Yo, I saw this chick yesterday standing at the bar; I had to double take that. I was like that bitch is Grande like a muthafukka.
by Huklldkenny May 07, 2015
by Light Joker March 09, 2005
adjective: Magnificent, wonderful, very good or of exceptionally high quality. As a result of an ingrained cultural cynicism and suspicion of that which purports to be very good, the Irish use this word to mean 'okay', or 'ordinary'.
Irishman 1: Was the drive here alright?
Irishman 2: Ah yeah, it was grand.
Irishman 1: So, how was the skydive last week?
Irishman 2: Ah it was grand too.
Irishman 2: Ah yeah, it was grand.
Irishman 1: So, how was the skydive last week?
Irishman 2: Ah it was grand too.
by JohnSpectre September 06, 2014
fine, alright, okay. slightly more affirmative than the aforementioned depending on the tone in which it is delivered. widespread usage in ireland within all classes with perhaps the exception of politicians and the highly priviliged.
by bud November 05, 2003
Irish slang for everything is just fine, or that will do. Copyrighted in the Republic of Ireland in Feb 1978.
by irishlondonlad October 30, 2015
by Sean Ryan February 07, 2007