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grungy

[ gruhn-jee ]
/ ˈgrʌn dʒi /
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adjective, grun·gi·er, grun·gi·est.Slang.

ugly, run-down, or dilapidated: a grungy, abandoned mill town.
dirty; filthy: a pair of grungy sneakers.

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Origin of grungy

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; grunge + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM grungy

grun·gi·ness, noun

Words nearby grungy

grundies, Grundy, Grundyism, Grünewald, grunge, grungy, grunion, Grunitsky, grunt, grunter, grunting ox
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Words related to grungy

rundown, dilapidated, grimy, grubby, disheveled, filthy, disgusting, flimsy, foul, greasy, messy, nasty, offensive, repellent, revolting, shoddy, slimy, sloppy, trashy, unclean

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British Dictionary definitions for grungy

grungy
/ (ˈɡrʌndʒɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest slang

mainly US and Canadian squalid or seedy
(of pop music) characterized by a loud fuzzy guitar sound
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