"grody" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹoʊdi/ Forms: grodier [comparative], grodiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊdi 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". Etymology templates: {{m|en|groady}} groady, {{m|en|grotesque}} grotesque, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y, {{m|en|grotty}} grotty, {{m|en|gro}} gro Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grody (comparative grodier, superlative grodiest)
  1. (US, informal) Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque. Wikipedia link: Moon Unit Zappa, Valleyspeak Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: groady Related terms: grotty, gro

Noun [Lower Sorbian]

IPA: /ˈɡrɔdɨ/
Head templates: {{head|dsb|noun form}} grody
  1. nominative/accusative plural of grod Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural Form of: grod
    Sense id: en-grody-dsb-noun-ohEBO6sc Categories (other): Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ˈɡrɔ.dɨ/
Rhymes: -ɔdɨ Head templates: {{head|pl|noun form|g=m-in}} grody m inan
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of gród Tags: accusative, form-of, inanimate, masculine, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: gród
    Sense id: en-grody-pl-noun--p86680C Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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