grunge (redirected from grunginess)

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 [grʌndʒ]

n

1. US slang dirt or rubbish

2. (Music, other) a style of rock music originating in the US in the late 1980s, featuring a distorted guitar sound

3. (Clothing & Fashion) a deliberately untidy and uncoordinated fashion style

[possibly a coinage imitating grime + sludge]

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

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grunge

noun dirt, muck, filth, grime, grot (slang) cleaning the grunge from under the microwave

Translations

grunge [ˈgrʌndʒ] n (= musical style) → grunge m

grunge

n → Grunge nt

grunge [grʌndʒ] n (Mus) → grunge m; (style) → moda grunge

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grunge [grʌndʒ] n (Mus) → grunge m; (style) → moda grunge