grody

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque. US,informal
    — I wouldn't set foot in that bar; the floor looks grody.

词形变化

grodier comparative grodiest superlative groady alternative

词源

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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