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grungy

[gruhn-jee]

adjective

Slang.
grungier, grungiest 
  1. ugly, run-down, or dilapidated.

    a grungy, abandoned mill town.

  2. dirty; filthy.

    a pair of grungy sneakers.



grungy

/ ˈɡʌԻɪ /

adjective

  1. squalid or seedy

  2. (of pop music) characterized by a loud fuzzy guitar sound

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • grunginess noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grungy1

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; grunge + -y 1
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There was this beautiful, really fun, cheap, grungy rehearsal studio in Culver City called Exposition Studios.

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But “Release The Bats” is a song from 1981 by Cave’s second band, the post-punk, grungy gothic noise merchants known as The Birthday Party.

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Johnson’s show respects the audience and what they want from the small screen, and Lyonne’s grungy heroine.

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Her new single “Leash” plays over the film’s closing credits, a grungy and enticing electro-rock single.

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made the series unique wasn’t just Angela’s grungy style, it was the fact that the story unfolded from her point of view.

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