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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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EMP is well suited to a city known for influencing the grunge music era of the 1990s.
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He adores Angie, who is now an 18-year-old drug-abusing grunge band bass player who already has a boyfriend.
 
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