grunge (redirected from Grunge rock)

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.

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[Back-formation from grungy.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grunge - the state of being covered with unclean things grime, soil, dirt, filth, grease, stain 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) n → Grunge nt

grunge [grʌndʒ] n (MUS) → grunge m inv;

(style) → moda f grunge inv