gril, noun
/xrəl/
- Forms:
- Also grill.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans
colloquial
A shudder, especially as a reaction to something weird or gruesome. Frequently in the plural, the grils, ‘the shivers’.
1973 Cape Times 21 June 7This wall chart, attractive (if you don’t mind the grrrils up and down your back) and tweetalig nogal, is to be distributed to all hospitals.
1991 E. Bruwer Informant, Cape Town, Western CapeShe gives me the grills.
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