From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English grub‧by/ˈɡrʌbi/adjective1fairlydirtya grubby handkerchiefa gang of grubby kids►seethesaurusatdirty2grubbybehaviouror activity is morallyunpleasantthe grubby details of his financial dealings3→grubby hands/paws/mitts—grubbinessnoun[uncountable] ...
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"larva of an insect," early 15c., perhaps fromgrub(v.) on the notion of "digging insect," or from the possibly unrelated Middle Englishgrub"dwarfish fellow" (c. 1400). Meaning "dull drudge" is 1650s. The slang sense of "food" is first recorded 1650s, said to be from birds eating...