grody

English

Alternative forms

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,[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

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹoʊdi/
Rhymes: -əʊdi

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, Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, "Valley Girl" (1982), Moon Unit Zappa speaking:
  And the lady, like, goes
  "Oh, my god, your toenails are, like, so grody"
  …
  It’s like grody
  Grody to the max
  …
  Gross!

Related terms

grotty
gro

References

“grody”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.

Anagrams

Gordy

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔdɨ/

Noun

grody

nominative/accusative plural of grod

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔ.dɨ/
Rhymes: -ɔdɨ
Syllabification: gro‧dy

Noun

grody m inan

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of gród

[1] “grody”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.

单词	grody
释义	grody English Alternative forms 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,[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 IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹoʊdi/ Rhymes: -əʊdi 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, Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, "Valley Girl" (1982), Moon Unit Zappa speaking: And the lady, like, goes "Oh, my god, your toenails are, like, so grody" … It’s like grody Grody to the max … Gross! Related terms grotty gro References “grody”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN. Anagrams Gordy Lower Sorbian Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔdɨ/ Noun grody nominative/accusative plural of grod Polish Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔ.dɨ/ Rhymes: -ɔdɨ Syllabification: gro‧dy Noun grody m inan nominative/accusative/vocative plural of gród
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