10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROTTY»
Discover the use of
grotty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
grotty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
These are only two of the serious issues tackled by J.A. Mawter in this the fifth book of the So! series. As for Gus Gordon, he's gone totally mad in this book and the illustrations are more hilarious than ever. Ages 8+
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Corpus Linguistics: Applications for the Study of English
Grotty Since Chalkhill and Brimstone built their smelly factory, Seething Lane
ended in high metal gates, lavishly decorated with fierce warning notices about
guards and lethal force. Why they needed that sort of security in a grotty glue
factory ...
Ana María Hornero Corsico, María José Luzón, Silvia Murillo Ornat,
2008
GROTTY PRINCE OF GROTTY ENGLAND, IN GROTTY LINE FOR THE GROTTY
THRONE... OH, YES, INDEEDY— DOOT-A SCRUMPTIOUS ONION WHICH
PEELS AWAY IN SCRUMPTIOUS LAYERS. ...AND A COMPLETE, ' LITTER,
TOTAL ...
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Bernice Summerfield: Filthy Lucre
Which was why grotty was the word which sprang to mind whenever she thought
about the ' god forsaken hell-hole' (Irving's de scription) of a world s he now found
herself on. Grotty food, grotty places, grotty atmosphere and grotty weather.
James Parsons & Andrew Stirling-Brown,
2013
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When Histories Collide: The Development and Impact of ...
Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University "Raymond Grotty had the knack of seeing
from the ground up processes that others only viewed from the top down. He had
the agronomic and comparative experience to recognize what he was seeing.
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Why Syria Goes to War: Thirty Years of Confrontation
Policy, and the Business Cycle," Monthly Review 26 (October 1974); Raford
Boddy and James Grotty, "Class Conflict and Macro Policy: The Political
Business Cycle," Review of Radical Political Economics 7 (Spring 1975).
Undercon- ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
gross-out grot grotty grouch-bag ground-hog grub guff guido guinea guinea-pig
guinzo gump gun. I can dig it. They're grossing me out too, you know? (1977). [In
sense 1, from earlier sense, coarse, unrefined (of behaviour, etc.).] gross-out US.
John Ayto, John Simpson,
2010
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
It occurs notably in Hansard, 25 June 1968 (Petch).—3. (Of things) very
disagreeable; (of persons) very irritable. D.B. Gardner notes that it was in use at
New College, Oxford, by 1957. Adrian Reid, Hitch-Hiker, 1970, 'The weather
turned grotty ...
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Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words ...
Grotty. Meaning unpleasant and unattractive, this slang version of 'grotesque'
may have been in use prior to the rise of the Beatles. But in 1964 Alun Owen's
script for the movie A Hard Day's Night showed George Harrison being asked an
...
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God Speaks the Pastafarian Quatrains
Finesse might grotty plan. Grotty phlegm fines saint. Fines might strongly tape.
Masterly, tight fines pong. Fines might rottenly gaps. Fines might rottenly gasp.
He's straggly, impotent fin. Finest graphs gently omit. Finest gently grasp to him.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROTTY»
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grotty is used in the context of the following news items.
Golf in fear Trump will find somewhere else to invest his money
... than our own Minister for Finance seems to find him beguiling, as evidenced by last year's grotty red carpet knee-trembler at Shannon Airport. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
BRISTOL RUGBY: Sean Holley praises the attitude shown by …
"Ian had a devastating amount of trauma in his knee, so we have to take it easy with him, while Ryan has got a pretty grotty shoulder. "He was ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
Gothic vibe: Vancouver perfect for dark, haunting movies and TV …
But aren't gothic movies and books obsessed with the dark underbelly of human life, including grotty dungeons, decaying castles and dark, ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
Little Malcolm and His Struggle With the Eunuchs – Southwark …
There's a whole lot of noise emanating from behind the doors of a grotty art student flat in Huddersfield: the noise of four, wronged and dejected ... «The Good Review, Jul 15»
Payroll DVD review
Where Musicals and high production values flooded mainstream, so grim and grotty subjects became the gold of B Movie and international ... «Front Row Reviews, Jul 15»
Periods are harming our career prospects. Something ain't working
“Some women feel really grotty when menstruating. Coming into work is a struggle and they feel lousy. When you feel like that, it's harder to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Bright weekend ahead
On a day to day basis, the weather will be difficult to forecast several days ahead. With ridges and troughs, there will be fine days and grotty ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
Is the party over in Hackney? New licensing rules threaten the …
Some residents – particularly those who moved in when Shoreditch was grotty and quiet rather than brash and loud — say they have had ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Inside the Renovated Soulstice Rooms (and the 1940s Grotto …
Personally, we find it awesome to be able to stay in a historic room like this, but one person's Grotto is another person's grotty, and the old ... «HotelChatter, Jul 15»
The Bottom Shelf: Society, Van Damme and more
... The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Miss Osbourne, getting a worldwide Blu-ray debut this month, nicely restored in all its grotty beauty. «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»