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grot¹

  • /ɡɹɑt/ US
  • /ɡɹɒt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒt

Where it comes from

From grotto, by shortening, or French grotte.

noun grots

  1. poetic A grotto. She took me to her elfin grot, / And there she wept, and sigh'd full sore, / And there I shut her wild wild eyes / With kisses four.

grot²

  • /ɡɹɑt/ US
  • /ɡɹɒt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒt

Where it comes from

Back-formation from grotty.

noun grots

  1. UK, slang, uncountable Any unpleasant substance or material.
  2. UK, countable, slang A miserable person.

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"grot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

grot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grot

Chicago

"grot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grot.

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@misc{grot_2026,
  title = {grot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}