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grody

/ˈɡɹoʊdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
grody
IPA
/ˈɡɹoʊdi/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

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".

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

grodier (comparative) grodiest (superlative) groady (alternative)

Derived Forms

grodiness

Frequently Paired Words

grotty gro

Homonyms

groady

Rhymes With

cody brody brodie jodi lodi bodhi roadie toady mody tody godi rhody

Questions

How do you pronounce grody?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹoʊdi/.
What does grody mean?
Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
Where does grody come 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".

How to pronounce grody

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