GRUNGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being covered with unclean things

Synonyms:

dirt; filth; grease; grime; grunge; soil; stain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("grunge" is a kind of...):

dirtiness; uncleanness (the state of being unsanitary)

Derivation:

grungy (thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot)

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