English

Alternative forms

• groady

Adjective

grody ‎(comparative grodier, superlative grodiest)

1. (US) nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.

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

   • 1982, Frank Zappa, Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, “Valley Girl” (1982), Moon Unit Zappa speaking:

     And the lady, like, goes

     “Oh, my god, your toenails are, like, so grody”

     …

     It’s like grody

     Grody to the max

     …

     Gross!

Related terms

• groty
• grotty
• gro

References

1. ↑ J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrɔdɨ]

Noun

grody

1. nominative plural of grod
2. accusative plural of grod

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrɔdɨ]

Noun

grody m

1. nominative plural of gród
2. accusative plural of gród
3. vocative plural of gród