Meaning of granniness | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality of being a granny.

colloquial, rare, uncountable

Examples

“In fact, Angela Lansbury’s bawdy, chattering, equivocal Granny—a super opportunity glintily grasped—is as likely to entertain young Rosaleen with such coarsenesses as ‘. . . and she found another husband not too shy to piss into a pot’ as to scare⟳ her with warnings about men whose eyebrows meet⟳: you feel⟳ there is more to this gabby old woman than her granniness, especially when she herself encounters a fate out of the played-up Little Red Riding Hood theme.”

“What do grannies do? Well, they help⟳ around the house, do some cooking, love⟳ to be with kids, keep⟳ a house neat as a pin, lend⟳ moral support⟳, plant-sit, pet-sit, handle⟳ food shopping, tell⟳ stories, and a whole lot more. If you’re a closet granny, this is a wonderful opportunity for you to earn⟳ extra money while getting all of your granny jollies. Market your granniness with classified ads, signs on bulletin boards, and a free publicity story.”

“She doesn’t look⟳ like⟳ grannies look⟳ / Or act like⟳ grannies act. / She’s got no trace of granniness / And that’s a fact. / Most other people’s grannies / Are silver-haired and small, / My granny is a skin’ead / And she’s six feet tall.”

““See⟳ that elderly lady there, the one who is trying her best to look⟳ like⟳ somebody’s innocent Scottish granny?” He nodded solemnly. “If I were you, I would have⟳ her taken off and strip⟳ searched. For one thing, she’s carrying the unabridged Oxford Dictionary and some awfully dangerous looking knitting needles.” He glanced again at the Queen Mum and smiled; she smiled back at him, the very picture of Glaswegan granniness.”

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