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minus-squareᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days ago There are a bunch of proposed etymologies, including rhyming slang (grasshopper = copper), but none of them are very convincing. Others include “snake in the grass” or the song “Whispering grass” (although the first use predates the song by 8 years). It could also be rhyming island from “grass in the park” -> nark. Grasshopper handily also explains “shopping” someone.
Others include “snake in the grass” or the song “Whispering grass” (although the first use predates the song by 8 years).
It could also be rhyming island from “grass in the park” -> nark.
Grasshopper handily also explains “shopping” someone.