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, 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== grotty gro === References === === Anagrams === Gordy == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔdɨ/ === 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