grunge

noun

1
: one that is grungy
2
: rock music incorporating elements of punk rock and heavy metal
also : the untidy fashions typical of fans of grunge
grunger
ˈgrən-jər
noun

Examples of grunge in a Sentence

I'm a fan of grunge. I cleared the grunge out of the drains.
Recent Examples on the Web In the early ‘90s, Alice in Chains was one of several Seattle grunge bands that took the world by storm, selling millions alongside their friends and peers in Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 22 Mar. 2024 One of the great bands to emerge from the grunge era, Pearl Jam has landed 12 top 10s on the Billboard 200, including five No. 1s. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024 Rock singer Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and grunge band Candlebox were announced as special guests on the North American tour. Jenny Porter Tilley, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024 The mani fits right in with the resurgence in grunge goth glam. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2024 At Loewe — like at Rabanne — the playful use of tartan could be read both as a simultaneous wink to heritage and grunge. Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 Many followed the singer’s lead in drawing from riot grrrl and grunge fashion from the ’90s, like Lucy Elfelt, 14, who had some pointers for her mother on dressing to emulate a decade that only one of them had actually lived through. Callie Holtermann Molly Matalon, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024 Their major move opened the doors for bands like labelmates Nirvana to go pop but stay sloppy, and thus, the great grunge rush commenced. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2024 Alongside Michigan contemporaries such as the Stooges, Kramer and the MC5 built a rock template that went on to reverberate through punk, metal, grunge, garage rock revivalism and more. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

back-formation from grungy

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grunge was in 1965

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“Grunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grunge. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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