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Definitions for Grunge

[1] dirt; filth; rubbish.
[2] something of inferior quality; trash: He didn't know good music from grunge.
[3] a person who works hard, usually for meager rewards; grind.
[4] a style or fashion derived from a movement in rock music: in fashion characterized by unkempt clothing and in music by aggressive, nihilistic songs.
[5] US slang dirt or rubbish
[6] a style of rock music originating in the US in the late 1980s, featuring a distorted guitar sound
[7] a deliberately untidy and uncoordinated fashion style

Words related to Grunge

grime, filth, soil, stain, grease, muck, vileness, punk

Words nearby Grunge

grumphie, grumpy, grundies, grundy, grundyism, grunge, grungy, grunion, grunitsky, grunt, grunt work

Origin of Grunge

1960–65; expressive coinage, perhaps reflecting grime and sludge; sense “grind” perhaps by association with drudge

Word origin for Grunge

C20: possibly a coinage imitating grime + sludge

Synonyms for Grunge

filth, grease, grime, soil, stain, muck, vileness, punk, schmutz