"griddy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more griddy [comparative], most griddy [superlative]
Etymology: From grid + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|grid|y|id2=adjectival}} grid + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} griddy (comparative more griddy, superlative most griddy)
  1. Resembling a grid. Synonyms: gridlike
    Sense id: en-griddy-en-adj-2E6SUan4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: griddies [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of gridiron (player) + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|gridiron|gridiron (player)}} Clipping of gridiron (player), {{suf|en||-y|id2=diminutive}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|griddies}} griddy (plural griddies)
  1. (uncommon, diminutive, Indiana) A player of gridiron (“gridiron football”) (American football) Tags: diminutive, uncommon
    Sense id: en-griddy-en-noun-keuRMgwo Categories (other): Indiana English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: griddies [plural]
Etymology: From the nickname of the dance's creator, Allen "Griddy" Davis, an American football player; thus presumably a clipping of gridiron + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|gridiron|nocap=1}} clipping of gridiron, {{af|en|-y}} -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} griddy (plural griddies)
  1. A dance move in which a person alternatingly taps the heels, either in place or while walking, while swinging the arms back and forth; the move also involves holding one's hands in the OK gesture in front of one's eyes (known as "throwing one's Bs"). Categories (topical): Dances Derived forms: hit the griddy
    Sense id: en-griddy-en-noun-NLY6Kysa Disambiguation of Dances: 22 24 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 27 26 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 32 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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