coarsely ground grain which has been boiled and then fried (eaten as a breakfast food); coarsely ground grain
grind the teeth together; abrade, grind; make a harsh grinding noise
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Grits Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
(synonym) hominy grits
(hypernym) hot cereal
Noun
1. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
(synonym) gritrock, gritstone
(hypernym) sandstone
2. fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
(synonym) backbone, guts, moxie, sand, gumption
(hypernym) fortitude
(classification) colloquialism
Verb
1. cover with a grit; "grit roads"
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) gritrock, gritstone
2. clench together; "grit one's teeth"
(hypernym) clench
Grits Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
GRITS, also known as G.R.I.T.S., is a Christian hip hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit." GRITS is made up of Stacey "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were DC Talk dancers.
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Grits (also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee word) are a food of Native American origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn (hominy). Grits are similar to other thick maize-based porridges from around the world, such as polenta, or the thinner farina.
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Grits Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Coarsely ground hominy (corn with the hull and germ removed). In the Southern United States, it is commonly boiled and served for breakfast or as a dinner side dish.
ground hominy (corn)
Cornmeal and hominy grits are made from mature white or
yellow corn from which the bran and germ have been removed.
Cornmeal is ground corn. For hominy, kernels of hulled corn are either left whole or broken into particles. Hominy grits are grains of hominy broken into small uniform particles.
White cornmeal and grits are traditional in the South; yellow cornmeal and grits are more likely to be found in the North. Besides color, there are also differences in favor in these products.
Most cornmeal and hominy grits on the market are enriched with thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, and iron according to U.S. Government standards. Calcium and vitamin D also may be added to these corn products.
yellow corn from which the bran and germ have been removed.
Cornmeal is ground corn. For hominy, kernels of hulled corn are either left whole or broken into particles. Hominy grits are grains of hominy broken into small uniform particles.
White cornmeal and grits are traditional in the South; yellow cornmeal and grits are more likely to be found in the North. Besides color, there are also differences in favor in these products.
Most cornmeal and hominy grits on the market are enriched with thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, and iron according to U.S. Government standards. Calcium and vitamin D also may be added to these corn products.
