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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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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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