griddy

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From grid +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== griddy (comparative more griddy, superlative most griddy) Resembling a grid. Synonym: gridlike === Etymology 2 === Clipping of gridiron (player) +‎ -y. ==== Noun ==== griddy (plural griddies) (uncommon, diminutive, Indiana) A player of gridiron (“gridiron football”) (American football) === Etymology 3 === From the nickname of the dance's creator, Allen "Griddy" Davis, an American football player; thus presumably a clipping of gridiron + -y. ==== Noun ==== griddy (plural griddies) A dance move in which a person alternatingly taps the heels, either in place or while walking, while swinging the arms back and forth; the move also involves holding one's hands in the OK gesture in front of one's eyes (known as "throwing one's Bs"). [from 2019] ===== Derived terms ===== hit the griddy