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griddy

griddy adjective: resembling a grid.

Adjective

griddy (comparative more griddy, superlative most griddy)

  1. Resembling a grid.
    Synonyms:
    gridlike

Noun (1)

griddy (plural griddies)

  1. (diminutive, uncommon, Indiana) A player of gridiron (“gridiron football”) (American football)

Noun (2)

griddy (plural griddies)

  1. A dance move in which a person alternatingly taps the heels, either in place or while walking, while swinging the arms back and forth; the move also involves holding one's hands in the OK gesture in front of one's eyes (known as "throwing one's Bs").

Synonyms of griddy

Forms of griddy

Adjective
comparativemore griddy
superlativemost griddy
Noun
pluralgriddies

Origin of griddy

From grid + -y.

Clipping of gridiron (player) + -y.

From the nickname of the dance's creator, Allen "Griddy" Davis, an American football player; thus presumably a clipping of gridiron + -y.

Words formed from griddy

  • hit the griddy

Questions about griddy

What does griddy mean?
Griddy means resembling a grid.
What part of speech is griddy?
Griddy can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near griddy in the dictionary

  1. griddled
  2. griddler
  3. griddlers
  4. griddles
  5. griddling
  6. griddy
  7. gride
  8. grided
  9. gridelin
  10. gridelins
  11. Grider

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