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Definition of grot noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grot

noun

/ɡrɒt/

/ɡrɑːt/

[uncountable] (British English, informal)

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something unpleasant, dirty or of poor quality
Word Origin1960s: back-formation from grotty.

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