Definition
British slang for something that is dirty, unpleasant, run-down, or disgusting.
Etymology
From grot (short for grotto), used as British slang. The negative connotations shifted from 'cave-like' to 'unpleasant' in 20th-century colloquial speech, possibly influenced by the word's sound and association with decay.
Kelly Says
Grotty is pure British attitude—it's what you call a dingy pub or a moldy bathroom, and it perfectly shows how slang transforms formal words into insults!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتَسَخّط
mu-ta-sak-hat
BNবাংলা
অব্যবহৃত
ob-yoh-hrit
CSČeština
špinavý
sh-pee-nav-ee
DEDeutsch
abgewohnt
ah-b-geh-vont
ELΕλληνικά
βρώμικο
vroh-mee-ko
ESEspañol
sucio
soo-thee-oh
FRFrançais
délabré
day-la-bray
HEעברית
מלוכלך
me-lo-ke-lach
HUMagyar
mocsoly
mo-ch-so-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
jelek
ye-lek
ITItaliano
sporco
spor-koh
MSBahasa Melayu
rusak
roo-sak
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆုံ
ky-sha-moon
PLPolski
brzydki
bzh-d-kee
PTPortuguês
ruim
roo-ee-m
RUРусский
запущенный
za-poo-nenn-y
SWKiswahili
chafu
cha-foo
TAதமிழ்
சுருக்கிய
sur-ook-kee-ya
TEతెలుగు
నెమ్మది
nem-ma-dee
THไทย
ทรุดโทรม
srot-to-rom
UKУкраїнська
брудний
broo-d-nee
URاردو
مُتَسَخّط
mu-ta-sak-hat
ZUZU
buhlungu
boo-hlun-goo