"grass on" meaning in All languages combined

See grass on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: grasses on [present, singular, third-person], grassing on [participle, present], grassed on [participle, past], grassed on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} grass on (third-person singular simple present grasses on, present participle grassing on, simple past and past participle grassed on)
  1. (UK, slang) To betray by informing on. Tags: UK, slang

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