- Rural Australian slang. Likely derived from gross, itself a clipping of grotesque. The -y adjective forming suffix is likely added to what is already an adjective for emphasis.
grotty
adjective; clipping
Grotesque, disgusting
Etymology : From gross, from grotesque.
Source : “...with reports of it being a bit grotty and people getting chunks of hair in their hot chips.” (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/598qrb/health_inspectors_of_reddit_whats_the_worst/d96wqqc/?st=ivr9wrg4&sh=c9258503 10/25/16)
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