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grunge

  [gruhnj]
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–noun Slang.
1. dirt; filth; rubbish.
2. something of inferior quality; trash: He didn't know good music from grunge.
3. a person who works hard, usually for meager rewards; grind.
4. a style or fashion derived from a movement in rock music: in fashion characterized by unkempt clothing and in music by aggressive, nihilistic songs.
Origin:
1960–65; expressive coinage, perh. reflecting grime and sludge; sense “grind” perh. by assoc. with drudge
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grunge   (grŭnj)   
n.   Slang

  1. Filth; dirt.

  2. A style of rock music that incorporates elements of punk rock and heavy metal, popularized in the early 1990s and often marked by lyrics exhibiting nihilism, dissatisfaction, or apathy.


[Back-formation from grungy.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry:  grunge
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See grunge music
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Slang Dictionary
grunge [grəndʒ] and [grəntʃ]

and grunch
  1. n.
    any nasty substance; dirt; gunk. : There's some gritty grunge on the kitchen floor.
  2. n.
    an ugly or nasty person; a repellent person. : Some grunch came by and dropped off this strange package for you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

grunge
/gruhnj/ 1. That which is grungy, or that which makes it so.
2. [Cambridge] Code which is inaccessible due to changes in other parts of the program. The preferred term in North America is dead code.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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