grunge
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grunge
(grŭnj)n.
1. Informal Filth; dirt.
2. Rock music that incorporates elements of punk rock and heavy metal, often expressing a bleak or nihilistic outlook.
[Back-formation from grungy.]
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grunge
(ɡrʌndʒ)n
1. slang US 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
[C20: possibly a coinage imitating grime + sludge]
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grunge
(grʌndʒ)n. Slang.
1. dirt; filth; rubbish.
2. something of inferior quality.
3. a style or fashion derived from a movement in rock music: in fashion characterized by unkempt clothing and in music by aggressive, nihilistic songs.
[1960–65; expressive coinage]
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grunge
A fusion of rock and punk music that became popular in the 1990s.
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Noun | 1. | grunge - the state of being covered with unclean things dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary |
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