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English
Etymology
Uncertain.[1]
Noun
gradoo (uncountable)
- (US, colloquial) garbage; crud, gunk; mess; filth, dirt
1951 May, Jinx Paterson, “LIFE Discovers”, in Tammy Howl, volume 25, number 5, Gulf Park College for Women, page 16:I sped out the back door, and bumped into MEME FRENKEL, who was collecting the garbage, or as she put it, "gathering the gradoo."
1957 September 25, “Western Society Recounts Adventures 'Midst Fog, Sleeping Bags, Mosquitoes”, in THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS, volume 43, number 1, Agnes Scott College, page 3:Everything was wet, dirty, and full of gradoo.
1960 August 11, P. D., “East Side”, in The Petal paper, Petal, Miss., page 1:Were I to tell you that things have been in a mess since early July, I don’t think it would be an over statement. ... What with all the gradoo of late, I’ve not had time to give serious thought to my usual happy copy.
1987, American Pigeon Journal, volume 76, page 42:And the individual nest areas pull out for each cleaning — I just scrape the "gradoo" into a waste barrel and that's it!
- (US, colloquial, cooking) caramelized matter which sticks to a pan or pot after most of the cooked matter has been removed; a sauce made from this
(Can we date this quote?), “making gradoux”, in CAJUN CAROLINA:gradoux is the foundation of most of my dishes -- giving a rich, deep, and complex flavor to them.
(Can we date this quote?), “Entrees”, in Kathryn's Steaks, Ridgeland, MS:Redfish Florentine ... Redfish fillet stuffed with our own green gradoo, baked golden brown and topped with Hollandaise sauce.
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