Grody

//ˈɡɹoʊdi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
baddisgustingdisgustingdreckygooeygrim

Antonyms

All antonyms
comely

Example

More examples

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

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".

More for "grody"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.