GRUNGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grunge mean? 

• GRUNGE (noun)
  The noun GRUNGE has 1 sense:

1. the state of being covered with unclean things

  Familiarity information: GRUNGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRUNGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being covered with unclean things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dirt; filth; grease; grime; grunge; soil; stain

Hypernyms ("grunge" is a kind of...):

dirtiness; uncleanness (the state of being unsanitary)

Derivation:

grungy (thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot)