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English
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,[1] 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".
Pronunciation
Adjective
grody (comparative grodier, superlative grodiest)
- (US, informal) Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
I wouldn't set foot in that bar; the floor looks grody.
1982, Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa (lyrics and music), “Valley Girl”, in Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch:And the lady, like, goes / "Oh, my god, your toenails are, like, so grody" / […] / It’s like grody / Grody to the max / […] / Gross!
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Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
grody
- nominative/accusative plural of grod
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔ.dɘ/
- Rhymes: -ɔdɘ
- Syllabification: gro‧dy
Noun
grody m inan
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of gród