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Term: Grungy

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Popular style or fashion associated with the grunge subculture of the 1980s and 1990s.

Usage:

• She wore grungy clothes and her hair was messy, just like the style of the influential grunge bands from Seattle.
• The grungy fashion trend made a comeback, with many young people adopting the iconic flannel shirts and ripped jeans.

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Sense 2: Describes something that is dirty, rundown, or shabby in appearance.

Usage:

• After years of neglect, the old building had a grungy and dilapidated look.
• The room was dimly lit and had grungy, stained carpets, giving it a gloomy atmosphere.

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Sense 3: Refers to a genre of music characterized by a raw and distorted sound, often associated with alternative rock and punk rock.

Usage:

• Nirvana and Soundgarden were influential bands in the grungy music scene of the 1990s.
• The grungy guitars and angst-filled lyrics are trademarks of the grunge genre.

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