Grub Street (Noun)
Meaning
The world of literary hacks.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- He spent years on Grub Street, churning out low-quality novels for a living, with little hope of literary recognition.
- Despite his initial dreams of becoming a renowned author, he found himself stuck in the depths of Grub Street.
- The struggling writer barely eked out a living on Grub Street, producing reams of forgettable material.
- Grub Street was a bleak reality for him, where he toiled in obscurity, but continued writing nonetheless.
- The notorious hub of Grub Street was infamous for its low-paid writers and lax editorial standards.