grody
Adj
- Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
Examples
- I wouldn't set foot in that bar; the floor looks grody.
Origin / 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".
Scrabble Score: 10
grody: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgrody: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grody: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
grody: valid Words With Friends Word