A grotesque object, figure, or style; something bizarre or fantastically ugly.
From French 'grotesquerie' (17th century), combining grotesque with -erie (a place or collection). Ultimately traces to Italian 'grottesco' from 'grotta' (grotto).
A grotesquerie is basically a collection or example of weird stuff—Renaissance palaces had whole rooms called grotesqueries filled with bizarre art, mirrors, and impossible sculptures just to freak people out!
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