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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Grotty #131111 08/04/04 07:18 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve OP Carpal Tunnel OP Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA A chum of mine in the Mother Country uses the word "grotty" to express his displeasure at a person, place or thing. One does not hear this pejorative often here in the Colonies. Do you suspect that it is a diminutive derivation of "grotesque"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Grotty Father Steve 08/04/04 07:18 PM Re: Grotty AnnaStrophic 08/04/04 07:28 PM Re: Grotty tsuwm 08/04/04 08:09 PM Re: Grotty Buffalo Shrdlu 08/04/04 10:51 PM Re: Grotty jheem 08/04/04 11:57 PM Re: Grotty TEd Remington 08/04/04 11:47 PM Stoner bears Father Steve 08/05/04 12:14 AM Re: Gro(t)ty Faldage 08/05/04 10:23 AM Re: Gro(t)ty Buffalo Shrdlu 08/05/04 12:22 PM Re: Gro(t)ty shanks 08/05/04 05:32 PM Re: Gro(t)ty tsuwm 08/05/04 06:02 PM Re: Gro(t)ty maahey 08/06/04 11:56 AM Grotesques Father Steve 08/08/04 09:16 PM Re: Gro(t)ty Faldage 08/06/04 10:32 PM Re: Gro(t)ty Capfka 08/07/04 01:26 AM Re: Gro(t)ty jheem 08/07/04 01:02 PM Re: Gro(t)ty Faldage 08/07/04 01:32 PM Re: Gro(t)ty Buffalo Shrdlu 08/07/04 08:40 PM Re: Hard Day's Night Faldage 08/07/04 09:22 PM ...alles Fleisch ist wie foie gras AnnaStrophic 08/07/04 09:41 PM Re: ...alles Fleisch ist wie foie gras Capfka 08/08/04 04:24 AM Re: l'être-là jheem 08/08/04 12:52 PM Re: l'être-là TEd Remington 08/08/04 04:43 PM Re: Gro(t)ty clockworkchaos 08/09/04 12:36 PM Re: Gro(t)ty wow 08/09/04 01:12 PM Re: Gro(t)ty Buffalo Shrdlu 08/11/04 09:09 PM Re: Gro(t)ty Father Steve 08/12/04 12:32 AM Re: Grotty of troy 08/05/04 02:34 AM Re: Grotty jheem 08/05/04 01:01 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,919 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 749 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 29 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,910 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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