different between brody vs grody

English

Alternative forms

• (rare) brodie

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??di

Noun

brody (plural brodies)

1. (slang) Intentionally spinning in circles and sliding in an automobile.

   I spun a brody in some chat up at the old zinc mine.

See also

• doughnut
• 360

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?brod?/
• Rhymes: -od?
• Hyphenation: bro?dy

Noun

brody

1. nominative plural of brod
2. accusative plural of brod
3. vocative plural of brod
4. instrumental plural of brod

Anagrams

• droby
• dobry

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?br?d?]

Noun

brody

1. genitive singular of broda
2. nominative plural of broda
3. accusative plural of broda

Noun

brody

1. nominative plural of brod
2. accusative plural of brod

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?br?.d?/

Noun

brody f

1. inflection of broda:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Noun

brody m

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bród

English

Alternative forms

• groady

Etymology

From groady, from groaty (intervocalic /t/ and /d/ are similar in American English), clipping of grotesque +? -y. Compare British grotty, of same origin, and American gross, 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): /???o?di/
• Rhymes: -??di

Adjective

grody (comparative grodier, superlative grodiest)

1. (US, informal) 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

Anagrams

• Gordy

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??r?d?/

Noun

grody

1. nominative/accusative plural of grod

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??r?.d?/

Noun

grody m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of gród