Noun: grunge grúnj
- Anything regarded as making something unclean
"He scrubbed the grunge off his hands after working on the car";
- dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease
- A subgenre of alternative rock music, characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars and contrasting song dynamics
"Nirvana was one of the most influential bands of the grunge movement"
Derived forms: grunges
Type of: dirtiness, R&R, R'n'R [non-standard], rock, rock and roll, rock music, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock'n'roll, uncleanness
Encyclopedia: Grunge, Norway