Griddy

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A player of gridiron (“gridiron football”) (American football) diminutive, uncommon
  2. 2
    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").
Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a grid.

Synonyms

All synonyms
gridlike

Etymology

Etymology 1

From grid + -y.

Etymology 2

Clipping of gridiron (player) + -y.

Etymology 3

From the nickname of the dance's creator, Allen "Griddy" Davis, an American football player; thus presumably a clipping of gridiron + -y.

Related phrases

hit the griddy

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