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grunge
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grunge  (grnj)
n. Slang
1. Filth; dirt.
2. A style of rock music that incorporates elements of punk rock and heavy metal, popularized in the early 1990s and often marked by lyrics exhibiting nihilism, dissatisfaction, or apathy.

[Back-formation from grungy.]

grunge
Noun
1. a style of rock music with a fuzzy guitar sound
2. a deliberately untidy and uncoordinated fashion style [from US slang: dirt, rubbish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grungegrunge - the state of being covered with unclean things
dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary
Translations
grunge [grʌndʒ] n (MUS) (fashion) → grunge m
grunge [grʌndʒ] n (Mus) (= style); grunge m
grunge [grʌndʒ] (inf) nGrunge nt
grunge [grʌndʒ] n (MUS) → grunge m inv;
(style) → moda f grunge inv


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In the town where grunge rock once ruled, the sophisticated electro-jazz styling of FCS North sound almost alien.
5 jumped from classic rock to embrace the grunge rock sound, only to return to its original format again last year as the draw of grunge bands waned.
 
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