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grody.

Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɹoʊdi/
  1. Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.

    US · informal
    I wouldn't set foot in that bar; the floor looks grody.
Where this word comes from

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".

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