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
noun
ˈgrən-jər
Examples of grunge in a Sentence
I'm a fan of grunge.
I cleared the grunge out of the drains.
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Those coming of age in the 1990s embraced grunge over disco, others in the aughts traded a Discman for an iPod and youth of today are now confounding everyone by gobbling up physical media and buying secondhand clothes.
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Matt Degen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Nirvana is widely credited with spearheading a cultural shift in music and fashion driven by grunge.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Grunge is a key influence, but not just any grunge band.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Your most recent collection evokes a lot of that ‘90s grunge.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
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Matt Degen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Nirvana is widely credited with spearheading a cultural shift in music and fashion driven by grunge.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Grunge is a key influence, but not just any grunge band.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Your most recent collection evokes a lot of that ‘90s grunge.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grunge
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“Grunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grunge. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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