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)

1. (US, informal) Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
   • 1982, Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa (lyrics and music), “Valley Girl”, in Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch:

     And the lady, like, goes / "Oh, my god, your toenails are, like, so grody" / […] / It’s like grody / Grody to the max / […] / Gross!

   • 2002 October 31, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Strong Bad Email #48: ghosts”, in Homestar Runner‎^[1], spoken by Strong Bad (Matthew Chapman):

     Oh wait. It's just grody and rotten. The Cheat, will you please freaking clean up after yourself?

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

Related terms

• grotty
• gro

Anagrams

• Gordy

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔdɨ/

Noun

grody

1. nominative/accusative plural of grod

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔ.dɨ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔdɨ
• Syllabification: gro‧dy

Noun

grody m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of gród