noun
grunge
gruhnj
noun
1
Dirt or grime, especially the kind that's hard to clean.
"Years of grunge had built up around the old sink."
2
A style of rock music combining punk and heavy metal influences, which emerged from Seattle in the early 1990s.
"Bands like Nirvana defined the grunge sound of the early nineties."
How to Use Grunge
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither grime/dirt, or the raw, distorted rock genre that came out of Seattle in the early 90s.
Common pairings
grunge music
grunge scene
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Etymology
Formed by back-formation from the adjective grungy.