grody

• groady

From groady, from groaty (intervocalic /t/ and /d/ are the same in American English), clipping of grotesque +‎ -y. Compare British grotty, of same origin,[1] 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”.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹoʊdi/
• Rhymes: -əʊdi

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!

• groty
• grotty
• gro

• Gordy

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔdɨ/

grody

1. nominative and accusative plural of grod

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔ.dɨ/

grody m inan

1. nominative, accusative, and vocative plural of gród