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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.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.grunge - the state of being covered with unclean thingsgrunge - the state of being covered with unclean things
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
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Translations

grunge

[ˈgrʌndʒ] n (= musical style) → grunge m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grunge

nGrunge nt
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grunge

[grʌndʒ] n (Mus) → grunge m; (style) → moda grunge
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Her upcoming album, however, will be recorded in English, the language she started singing in as a teenager while listening to the likes of American folk singer Joan Baez and doing covers of grunge rock group Nirvana and heavy metal band Metallica.
An exhibition dedicated to late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain opens in Ireland next month, showcasing a selection of the grunge rock singer's belongings curated by his family.
The song's hip-hop beats that merged with grunge rock guitar sounds are certainly no elements of a fairytale.
It's been one year since grunge rock icon Chris Cornell was discovered dead in his hotel room after a concert in Detroit after hanging himself, and though an entire 365 days have come and gone, some, like his wife, Vicky Karayiannis-Cornell, are still left with questions about what led to his early demise at the age of 52.
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