grunge
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4.8
- noun
- /ɡrʌndʒ/
- Archaic
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grunge
- The fashion of the 1990s embraced a grunge aesthetic, featuring ripped jeans and flannel shirts.
- grunge punk
- grunge band
- grunge music
So all the early grunge music had guitar solos.
- So all the early grunge music had guitar solos.
- And then they sort of did their proto grunge records Load and Reload.
- You were talking about the grunge era, which I love all of the music of the time.
- Punk rock, metal, Stoner rock, doom metal, and grunge.
- And then just just got into it and then moved on to grunge or whatever and then eventually hip hop.
- Let's say today that you were one of those earliest fans in the grunge movement in Seattle and you bought some tokens.
- And not to really categorize it, but it becomes more, you know, grunge.
Examples
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In other words, for the people who dress in grunge and are trying to attend a formal dance.
Blog text (30) -
All the movements are running out of energy: grunge in music, new narrative in literature, the Kate Moss waif look in fashion.
Fiction book (1996) -
This look is kind of a little bit more of a grunge style, but imagine this just alone.
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Hey, I was grunge before they had a word for it.
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You were talking about the grunge era, which I love all of the music of the time.
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Grunge is a good look for you.
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So all the early grunge music had guitar solos.
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Since I was dressed in the Seattle grunge layered look, I had no trouble finding something to sleep in.
Fiction book (1995) -
Offering something fresh to the blues scene, they boast a style that is both grunge and heavy metal-esque.
Blog text (11) -
SCOTTY is looking over his shoulder in fear as he nears the entrance, waiting in line with grunge-metal kids.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
A style of popular music with strong guitar and drum sounds
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grunge for the music and style came from that same idea of 'dirt' or 'grime' because bands used a raw, 'dirty' sound and wore messy clothes, so people called that look and sound grunge. That's why grunge music and fashion feel rough and unpolished.