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(transitive, 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.
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Grimthorpe means (transitive, dated) To renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty..
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"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.
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