grungy

[gruhn-jee]

adjective

Slang.

grungier, grungiest 

1. ugly, run-down, or dilapidated.

   a grungy, abandoned mill town.

2. dirty; filthy.

   a pair of grungy sneakers.

grungy

/ ˈɡrʌndʒɪ /

adjective

1. squalid or seedy

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

Other Word Forms

• grunginess noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of grungy¹

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

Example Sentences

Over grungy guitars and a slapping drum beat, Taylor taunts them with a touch of reverse psychology.

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Do the grungy guitars of your first two records still feel relevant to you?

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“We found it in a grungy flat in Hollywood,” Gibson says.

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There was this beautiful, really fun, cheap, grungy rehearsal studio in Culver City called Exposition Studios.

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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.

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Related Words

• dilapidated 
• disheveled 
• filthy 
• grimy 
• grubby 
• rundown