"grot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɑt/ [General-American], /ɡɹɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-grot.ogg Forms: grots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: From grotto, by shortening, or French grotte. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|grotte}} French grotte Head templates: {{en-noun}} grot (plural grots)
  1. (poetic) A grotto. Tags: poetic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-grot-en-noun-QTDxCtXi Disambiguation of People: 52 10 38 Categories (other): British English, English back-formations Disambiguation of British English: 39 36 24 Disambiguation of English back-formations: 24 36 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɑt/ [General-American], /ɡɹɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-grot.ogg Forms: grots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: Back-formation from grotty. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|grotty}} Back-formation from grotty Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grot (countable and uncountable, plural grots), {{tlb|en|British}} (British)
  1. (slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material. Tags: British, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-grot-en-noun-nMpCeGRP Categories (other): British English, English back-formations Disambiguation of British English: 39 36 24 Disambiguation of English back-formations: 24 36 40
  2. (slang, countable) A miserable person. Tags: British, countable, slang
    Sense id: en-grot-en-noun-~Lo3VT-Z Categories (other): British English, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of British English: 39 36 24 Disambiguation of English back-formations: 24 36 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 9 9 26 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 7 1 3 1 3 14 1 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 26 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 2 18 0 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grotbag, grotsky
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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