grubbery noun2 •(slang) A basic restaurant or cookshop.Patterned after the grubberies and saloons frequented by hungry prospectors, the restaurant satisfies hearty appetites with savory appetizers […] — 2007 •The quality of being grasping; a tendency to grub."From thieving Arabs to Jewish grubbery, it had to be the daughter of a wheel merchant." — 1994 formsgrubberies