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grody

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɡɹoʊdi/
  • rhymes with -əʊdi

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

Examples

  • I wouldn't set foot in that bar; the floor looks grody.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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".