grass stains

Green knee smudges

Grass stains are the greenish marks left on fabric, especially clothing, after contact with grass.

They're notoriously difficult to remove and associated with childhood play, sports, and outdoor activity: His jeans were covered in grass stains from sliding into second base.

The phrase evokes carefree roughhousing or athletic effort.

Related

chlorophyll · knees · jeans · soccer · playground · scrubbing · bleach · detergent · stubborn · sports · sliding · tackle · childhood · outdoors · lawn · fabric · white sneakers · baseball

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness/stain presence

grass stainsclean clothes

Washed and dried garments

immaculate · unstained · unblemished · crisp white shirt

stain type/origin

grass stainsgrease stains

Fatty residue marks

oil stains · rust stains · ink stains · wine stains · coffee stains

Family

grass, stain, grasses, grassy, grassland, grasslands, grassed, stains, stained

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G