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Someone born in the United States of mestizo descent, meaning that either parent is from Latin America. Someone from Latin America who has lived in the States for most of their lives, making them half gringo and half Indio. Someone who can navigate comfortably in both worlds.
When Ana, asked Javier, "if I was born here, but my father is from Guatemala and my mother from Puerto Rico, what's my ethnic background?" First of all, you're American, but grindia.
Grindio by tonaltin April 8, 2011
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Ankle grinding 

The act of twerking while in an Asian squat. Twerking at the ankle level.
Amity was ankle grinding hard at da club at ACEP Denver 2019.
Ankle grinding by Anklegrinder4lyf October 28, 2019

Sailboat tea grinding mill 

The man sits with his legs stretched out. The woman sits opposite the man and places her hips onto him and spreads her legs wide apart. The man puts both hands under either her lower back or legs and draws her to him.
John: My wife wants a new sex position tonight and I'm out of ideas.
Jake: How about the Sailboat tea grinding mill? It's a rare position. I use it sometime with my wife and she loves it.
John: Never heard of it, but I'll give it a shot.

steady grindin' 

Maintaining your hustle. Doing what you have to do to keep your work/personal life balanced while making ends meet. It's not easy, but it's life.
steady grindin' by junn1per October 3, 2014
V. (1) to sell illegal contraband for money, especially drugs.
(2) to make money, either legally or illegally
(3) to work hard
(4) when a women dances with her back to a man and her ass in his crotch, as to simulate doggystyle sex
(5)To wear clothing or jewelery bought with drug money
(6) to slide on a skateboard, usually downwards, on top of a rail or ledge while balancing one's weight.
(1)"Grindin', grindin', you know what I keep in line" -Clipse ft. Pharrell "Grindin'"
(2)"Man, I'm like the 20th person to quote Clipse in their grindin' definition."
(3)"I'm probably the only black man in my neighborhood who's grindin. I'm probably also the only black man on this website."
(4) "Man, that girl was grindin wit me so hard, my dick almost burst through my drawers."
(5) "Nigga, get your grindin' ass out of my house"
(6)"He was just grindin in the park a second ago."
grindin by Jam Master J April 14, 2005

dude grinding 

A homosexual dance that involves men grinding on each other, either penis to penis or penis to ass.
Oh man, look at those two gay guys dude grinding over there. Get a room!
dude grinding by cobbnobbler December 27, 2009

grinding gear 

grinding gear - noun
Pronunciation: (grind-ing gear)

Clothes women wear when they go out to the club or a party. Can usually be found at your local "Forever 21" store. Can sometimes can be mistaken as a synonym for "slutty attire". Makes most men lose their mind when they see a woman wearing one. Can also usually lead a man to buying a girl a drink at a club. Typically, women who wear it end up grinding some dude on the dancefloor in the club, hence the term.
"Hey girl! You can make a grown man cry with that grinding gear you got on. Let me buy you a drink!"

"Check out that chick by the bar. DAAAAMMMN! That grinding gear is complementing everything her momma gave her!"

"Girl, we going clubbin' tonight! Put on your best grinding gear and get ready to party!"
grinding gear by XtremeNinjaXxX September 28, 2011
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