grungy
Americanadjective
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ugly, run-down, or dilapidated.
a grungy, abandoned mill town.
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dirty; filthy.
a pair of grungy sneakers.
adjective
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squalid or seedy
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(of pop music) characterized by a loud fuzzy guitar sound
Other Word Forms
- grunginess noun
Etymology
Origin of grungy
Example Sentences
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Over grungy guitars and a slapping drum beat, Taylor taunts them with a touch of reverse psychology.
From BBC
Do the grungy guitars of your first two records still feel relevant to you?
From Los Angeles Times
“We found it in a grungy flat in Hollywood,” Gibson says.
From Los Angeles Times
There was this beautiful, really fun, cheap, grungy rehearsal studio in Culver City called Exposition Studios.
From Los Angeles Times
But “Release The Bats” is a song from 1981 by Cave’s second band, the post-punk, grungy gothic noise merchants known as The Birthday Party.
From Salon
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