grottyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• 韻: -ɒti

語源 1

Clipping of grotesque +‎ -y. Doublet of grody, the American equivalent. Compare Middle English groti, grooti (“slimy, muddy”), from 古期英語 grotiġ (“earthy, dirty”) (modern dialectal English groaty, Scots grotty), which is equivalent to groat +‎ -y. Compare also Scottish Gaelic grod (“rotten, lousy, terrible”), Middle Irish grot (“bitter, sour”).

Originated or popularised by the 1964 film A Hard Day's Night, starring the Beatles and written by Alun Owen.

形容詞

grotty (comparative grottier, superlative grottiest)

1. (slang, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
   • 1964, Alun Owen, A Hard Day's Night:

     George: I wouldn't be seen dead in them. They're dead grotty.
     

     Simon: Grotty?
     

     George: Yeah, grotesque.

同意語

• grody
• gross
• gro

関連する語

• grody

語源 2

See groaty.

形容詞

grotty (comparative grottier または more grotty, superlative grottiest または most grotty)

1. Alternative form of groaty