grunge

English

Etymology

Back-formation from grungy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹʌnd͡ʒ/

• Audio (Berkshire, England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʌndʒ

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• grungelike
• grungy
• postgrunge
• scrunge

Translations

dirt, filth

• Finnish: lika (fi)
• German: Schmutz (de) m, Dreck (de) m
• Swedish: smuts (sv), lort (sv)

subgenre of alternative music

• Bulgarian: гръндж m (grǎndž)
• Esperanto: grunĝo
• Finnish: grunge (fi)
• French: grunge (fr) m
• Georgian: გრანჟი (granži)
• German: Grunge (de) m
• Korean: 그런지 (geureonji)
• Marathi: ग्रन्ज n (granja)
• Norwegian: grunge m, grønsj (no) m
• Polish: grunge (pl) m
• Russian: гранж (ru) m (granž)
• Swedish: grunge c

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁœnʒ/

Noun

grunge m (uncountable)

1. grunge

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English grunge.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

grunge m (uncountable)

1. grunge