grody
Meanings
Adj
- Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
Origin / Etymology
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".
Scrabble Score: 10
grody is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordgrody is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grody is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
grody is a valid Words With Friends word