English Explanatory Dictionary

grody

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹoʊdi/

Word forms

grody grodier grodiest groady

Etymology

From groady, apparently a clipping of grotesque + -y (intervocalic /t/ and /d/ are similar in American English). Compare British grotty, of the same origin, and gro. Popularized by Moon Unit Zappa in song "Valley Girl" (1982) in phrase "grody to the max", as archetypal Southern California Valleyspeak; song also popularized "gag me with a spoon".

Related words

grotty gro

Derived words

grodiness
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