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grunge

 
Dictionary: grunge   (grŭnj) pronunciation
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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Hacker Slang: grunge
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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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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the state of being covered with unclean things
  Synonyms: dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease


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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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