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grunge

/ɡrənj/

noun
- 1. grime; dirt: informal "he has a marvelous talent for making the most of downtown locations as well as suburban emptiness and industrial park grunge"
- 2. a style of rock music characterized by a raucous guitar sound and lazy vocal delivery: "the album incorporated blues, goth, and of course grunge"
- ▪ the fashion associated with grunge rock, including loose, layered clothing and ripped jeans: "a mixture of grunge and Parisian chic"
Word Origin 1960s (as a general term of disparagement): back-formation from grungy, perhaps suggested by grubby and dingy.
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