groaty

English

Etymology 1

From groat +‎ -y; and also continuing Middle English groti, grooti (“muddy, slimy”), from Old English grotiġ (“earthy”), from Old English grot (“piece, fragment, particle, atom”). Influenced by Middle English grout (“coarse meal”). Related to grit, gritty, and greaty.

Adjective

groaty (comparative more groaty or groatier, superlative most groaty or groatiest)

1. (dialectal) Made or consisting of groats.

Alternative forms

• grotty, groatie, grottie

Derived terms

• groaty dick
• groaty-pudding

Etymology 2

See grotty.

Adjective

groaty

1. Grotty (“dirty; gross”).
   • 1978, Richard Rhodes, Holy Secrets, Doubleday Books:

     “Pigs are groaty,” Blair said. Haldane sat on the hearth between Owen and the tree. "People say that about pigs, but it's not true. A pig's cleaner than a hound's tooth."

   • 2002, Professor of Sociology and Chair Jaber F Gubrium, Professor James A Holstein, Handbook of Interview Research: Context and Method, SAGE, →ISBN, page 196:

     […] the girls begin by providing mild challenges regarding Ellen's action of staring at one boy while going with another. Hanna comments, “That was groaty” (gross), and Natalie reminds Ellen that she is going with Craig.

   • 2019 September 17, Christina Dodd, Strangers She Knows, HQN Books, →ISBN:

     “Daddy, that's gross!” “Yeah, it is. Anyway, no firearms when we got here.” He gestured to Kellen. “Would you try to start the truck?” [...] “Daddy, the spark plugs are groaty. What would happen if you took them out and cleaned them?”