grunge

(grŭnj)
n. Slang

1. Filth; dirt.
2. A style of rock music that incorporates elements of punk rock and heavy metal, popularized in the early 1990s and often marked by lyrics exhibiting nihilism, dissatisfaction, or apathy.

[Back-formation from GRUNGY.]

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1. That which is grungy, or that which makes it so.

2. [Cambridge] Code which is inaccessible due to changes in other parts of the program. The preferred term in North America is dead code.

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and grunch
1. n. any nasty substance; dirt; gunk.  There's some gritty grunge on the kitchen floor.
2. n. an ugly or nasty person; a repellent person.  Some grunch came by and dropped off this strange package for you.

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noun
noun, US

Something or someone repugnant or odious, unpleasant, or dull; also, dirt, grime. (1965 —) .
Washington Post Most bands would fall headlong into cliche when dishing out the sort of overdriven guitar grunge served up in 'Don't You Go Walking' (1986).

[Prob. back-formation from grungy adjective.]

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See words rhyming with "grunge."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ulækkert stads

Nederlands (Dutch)
vuil, popmuziekstijl

Français (French)
n. - crasse, grunge (la mode)

Deutsch (German)
n. - absichtlich schäbig aussehende Kleidung, sehr laute Musik

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακαθαρσίες, ατημελησιά

Italiano (Italian)
di scarto, grunge (nome di moda e tipo di musica)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grunge (m) (Mús.)

Русский (Russian)
грязь, сажа, направление в рок-музыке

Español (Spanish)
n. - mugre, suciedad, estilo de música rock

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grunge (mus. genre)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
低级的东西, 难看的东西, 乏味的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 低級的東西, 難看的東西, 乏味的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 미천한 것, 지루한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - まずいもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص رث المظهر, شخص دنيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לכלוך, הזנחה, מוסיקת ג'ז רגועה, מנוגנת בגיטרה, והאופנה המזוהה עמה‬

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