[TheForge] Real men dont use tongs

[Dave Brown]

At 21:59 12/03/03, you wrote:
>"Groady" is an early '60s Malibu surfer term. Because a great many of them=
=20
>could not spell so well ( me too), there would be no official=
 spelling...Pete F

Stoopit diskusshun.  The word stems from "grotty", which you can find in=20
the dictionary.  (Pete:  Note the date.  You ain't as dumb as I look.)

One entry found for grotty.
Main=
 Entry:grot=B7ty<javascript:popWin('/cgi-bin/audio.pl?grotty01.wav=3Dgrotty'=
)>
Pronunciation:'gr=E4-tE
Function:adjective
Inflected Form(s):grot=B7ti=B7er; -est
Etymology:origin unknown
Date:1964
chiefly British : wretchedly shabby : of poor quality


Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI
ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG=20

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