grodyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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".

発音

• IPA: /ˈɡɹoʊdi/
• 韻: -əʊdi

形容詞

grody (comparative grodier, superlative grodiest)

1. (US, informal) Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.

   I wouldn't set foot in that bar; the floor looks grody.

   • 1982, Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa, “Valley Girl”, in Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch:

     And the lady, like, goes / "Oh, my god, your toenails are, like, so grody" / […] / It’s like grody / Grody to the max / […] / Gross!

   • 2002 October 31, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Strong Bad Email #48: ghosts”, in Homestar Runner‎, spoken by Strong Bad (Matthew Chapman):

     Oh wait. It's just grody and rotten. The Cheat, will you please freaking clean up after yourself?

派生語

関連する語

• grotty
• gro

参照

アナグラム

• Gordy