different between grody vs grotty

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

English

Etymology

Clipping of grotesque +? -y. Compare American grody, of same origin. Possibly influenced by Scottish Gaelic grod (“rotten, putrid”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ti

Adjective

grotty (comparative grottier, superlative grottiest)

1. (slang, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive

Synonyms

• grody
• gross
• gro

Related terms

• grody