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grungy

American  
[gruhn-jee] / ˈgrʌn dʒi /

adjective

Slang.
grungier, grungiest
  1. ugly, run-down, or dilapidated.

    a grungy, abandoned mill town.

  2. dirty; filthy.

    a pair of grungy sneakers.


grungy British  
/ ˈɡrʌndʒɪ /

adjective

  1. squalid or seedy

  2. (of pop music) characterized by a loud fuzzy guitar sound

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Other Word Forms

  • grunginess noun

Etymology

Origin of grungy

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; grunge + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Representing Gomez’s children, they evoke something closer to a parent’s reality: lovable kids, grungy and soiled.

From Los Angeles Times

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