grody

Meaning

Adjective

nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.

Origin

From groady, from groaty (intervocalic and 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".

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