gro·dy

[groh-dee]
adjective, gro·di·er, gro·di·est. Slang.
1.
repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
2.
inferior in character or quality; seedy; sleazy: They lived for a month in a grody little shack without lights or running water.

Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; probably alteration of grotesque

gro·di·ness, noun
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Main Entry:  grody
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  disgusting, yukky; extremely unpleasant or sleazy
Example:  The college students lived in a grody apartment.
Etymology:  alteration of grotesque
Usage:  slang
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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grody definition

[ˈgrodi]
and groaty
  1. mod.
    disgusting. (From grotesque. See also grotty.) : What a grody view of the street from this window.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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But what this is making me realize is that my point was never that grody equals good, but that it's about character.
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