grimy
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grime (ɡraɪm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | dirt, soot, or filth, esp when thickly accumulated or ingrained |
| 2. | a genre of music originating in the East End of London and combining elements of garage, hip-hop, rap, and jungle |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to make dirty or coat with filth |
| [C15: from Middle Dutch grime; compare Flemish grijm, Old English grīma mask] | |
| 'grimy | |
| —adj | |
| 'griminess | |
| —n | |
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Grimy
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
The two-story brick building looks almost abandoned a grimy facade, windows covered over, no sign outside.
He stepped inside and immediately slipped down two flights of grimy gypsum.
Some say countries that welcome such grimy guests are offering a public service.
No other major-league team has such a grimy ghost in the attic of its history.
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