grimthorpe
verbEtymology In reference to the renovation of the St Albans Cathedral in the 19th century by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, which was fiercely criticized at the time.
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Dated To renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty.
- "Look, just because this junky train has been grimthorped doesn't mean that I have to sit and listen to you two psychopaths read through the encyclopedia of death," Natalia scolded.2010, Derek Benz, Jon Samuel Lewis, Grey Griffins: The Brimstone Key (Grey Griffins; 4), Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN: