Grot

//ɡɹɑt// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A grotto. poetic

    "She took me to her elfin grot, / And there she wept, and sigh'd full sore, / And there I shut her wild wild eyes / With kisses four."

  2. 2
    Any unpleasant substance or material. British, slang, uncountable
  3. 3
    a small cave (usually with attractive features) wordnet
  4. 4
    A miserable person. British, countable, slang

Synonyms

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bunkerburrowcavecaverncovedugout

Example

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"She took me to her elfin grot, / And there she wept, and sigh'd full sore, / And there I shut her wild wild eyes / With kisses four."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From grotto, by shortening, or French grotte.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from grotty.

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