gradoo

alternative gradu · alternative gradeau · alternative gradoux

1. UScolloquialuncountablegarbage; crud, gunk; mess; filth, dirt

   Everything was wet, dirty, and full of gradoo.

   1957 September 25, “Western Society Recounts Adventures 'Midst Fog, Sleeping Bags, Mosquitoes”, in THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS, volume 43, number 1, Agnes Scott College, page 3

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   I sped out the back door, and bumped into MEME FRENKEL, who was collecting the garbage, or as she put it, "gathering the gradoo."

   1951 May 29, Jinx Paterson, “LIFE Discovers”, in Tammy Howl, volume 25, number 5, Gulf Park College for Women, page 16

   Were I to tell you that things have been in a mess since early July, I don’t think it would be an over statement. ... What with all the gradoo of late, I’ve not had time to give serious thought to my usual happy copy.

   1960 August 11, P. D., “East Side”, in The Petal paper, Petal, Miss., page 1

   And the individual nest areas pull out for each cleaning — I just scrape the "gradoo" into a waste barrel and that's it!

   1987, American Pigeon Journal, volume 76, page 42

2. UScolloquialuncountablecookingcaramelized matter which sticks to a pan or pot after most of the cooked matter has been removed; a sauce made from this

   gradoux is the foundation of most of my dishes -- giving a rich, deep, and complex flavor to them.

   (Can we date this quote?), “making gradoux”, in CAJUN CAROLINA

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   Redfish Florentine ... Redfish fillet stuffed with our own green gradoo, baked golden brown and topped with Hollandaise sauce.

   (Can we date this quote?), “Entrees”, in Kathryn's Steaks, Ridgeland, MS