grunge

Back-formation from grungy.

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹʌnd͡ʒ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌndʒ

grunge (uncountable)

1. (informal) Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.

   The cinema floor was covered in grunge deposited by the crowds.

2. (informal) The state of being filthy; grubbiness.

   Chad used to work as a coal miner, but couldn't handle the constant grunge.

3. (music) A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal.

   Alice liked to wear plaids and ripped jeans, and listen to grunge.

• grungelike
• grungy
• postgrunge
• scrunge
• soft grunge

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁœnʒ/

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grunge m (uncountable)

1. grunge

Unadapted borrowing from English grunge.

• IPA^(key): /ɡrant͡ʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ant͡ʂ
• Syllabification: grunge

grunge m inan (related adjective grunge'owy)

1. grunge (subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal)

• grunge in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• grunge in PWN's encyclopedia

Borrowed from English grunge.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾant͡ʃ/ [ˈɡɾãnʲt͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -antʃ

grunge m (uncountable)

1. grunge